Online Reporter
Nearly four years after seizing power, Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré is calling on citizens to abandon democratic ideals.
In a recent address, Traoré criticised democracy as harmful to African nations, arguing it has failed to protect civilians amid ongoing violence. Since then, the junta has steadily dismantled key democratic institutions.
The electoral commission has been dissolved, and all political parties, already suspended since the coup, have now been formally banned.
Th authorities also extended the country’s transition period to civilian rule by five years, delaying a promised return to democracy that was initially scheduled for mid-2024.
However, the United Nations has urged the authorities to reverse the ban on political parties and restore civic freedoms, warning that shrinking political space could further destabilise the country. — Wires
