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Vol 63 No 20

Published 6th October 2022


Burkina Faso

Palace coup could usher in Moscow's mercenaries

New leader Captain Traoré says security crisis forced his faction to seize power but it could work with Russia, Turkey or the US military

On 3 October, a day after he was confirmed in power in Ouagadougou, new military leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré told a sceptical audience that he understood the urgency of the security crisis: 'We must move quickly and not be hindered by all kinds of red tape'.

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