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Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore named transitional president

Ibrahim Traore attends a meeting in Ouagadougou on October 02, 2022. © AFP

Just two weeks ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso. 

But in the space of a weekend, he catapulted himself from army captain to the world's youngest leader -- an ascent that has stoked hopes but also fears for a poor and chronically troubled country.

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