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Public Rallies Around in Support of Transitional President Ibrahim Traoré

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Public Rallies Around in Support of Transitional President Ibrahim Traoré

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Several members of parliament attended the gathering, including Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. He told the crowd the time had come to “never again kneel before the world”.

 Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ougadougou, on Wednesday to support transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traoré. They were angry over remarks made by the head of the United States’ military in Africa, General Michaël Langley.

Earlier this month, he accused Traoré of using the country’s mining resources to benefit the junta instead of the people. Burkinabé musician Ocibi Joan, who came to the protest, said Langley and especially “the predators” should stop lying. The rally comes days after the military authorities said they’d uncovered what they described as a “plot” to overthrow the government.

Several members of parliament attended the gathering, including Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. He told the crowd the time had come to “never again kneel before the world”.

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The demonstrators came from across the country in what was the biggest show of support for the junta since Traore seized power in a September 2022 coup.