People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler

Ibrahim Traore, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster we must tell the truth, democracy isn't for us'

People in Burkina Faso should forget about democracy as it is not for us", the military president, Ibrahim Traore, told the country's state broadcaster.

Traore took power in a coup in September 2022, toppling another junta that had taken power just nine months earlier. He has since stifled opposition and in January banned political parties outright.