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Burkina Faso
Ibrahim Traoré nurtures ties with Israel

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Ibrahim Traoré, head of the military junta ruling Burkina Faso, in Moscow, Russia, on 8 May 2025.
Ibrahim Traoré, head of the military junta ruling Burkina Faso, in Moscow, Russia, on 8 May 2025. © Alexander Kryazhev/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via REUTERS

The junta leader, who maintains a staunchly anti-Western stance and flaunts his closer ties with Tehran, simultaneously maintains discreet links with Tel Aviv and its ambassador to the region, whose credentials he has just approved.

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