‘I’ll take you down without a second thought’ – Burkina Faso’s Traore warns challengers

Abidjan, Ivory CoastIbrahim Traore, the head of Burkina Faso’s military junta, sought last week to stamp out speculation of a power struggle at the highest levels of government, warning he intended to remain the west African country’s only leader.The prolonged absence of two influential junta figures has fuelled rumours of a tussle within the military government, which came to power in a coup in September 2022.“There can’t be two captains on one ship,” the aut