Traorรฉ marks four years in power, following Sankaraโs legacy
Captain Ibrahim Traorรฉ has now led Burkina Faso for four years, the same length of time Thomas Sankara was in power.
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Captain Ibrahim Traorรฉ has now led Burkina Faso for four years, the same length of time Thomas Sankara was in power.
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