Captain Ibrahim Traore took over Burkina Faso in a September 2022 coup after toppling another junta

Captain Ibrahim Traore took over Burkina Faso in a September 2022 coup after toppling another junta

The people of Burkina Faso must "forget" about democracy, said the country's junta ruler on Thursday in an interview broadcast on national television.

Captain Ibrahim Traore took over in a September 2022 coup after toppling another junta, and has sharply muzzled dissenting voices since then.

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