Three years on since Burkina Faso’s coup d’état, violence continues unabated

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Three years on since Burkina Faso’s coup d’état, violence continues unabated  It’s been three years since Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso through a coup d’état. He justified his takeover by claiming previous leaders had failed to protect the country from jihadist violence and promised to restore security within months. But on the ground, little has changed.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/30/three-years-on-since-burkina-fasos-coup-detat-violence-continues-unabated  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00It's been three years since Ibrahim Traore seized power in Burkina Faso through a coup d'etat.

00:06He justified his takeover at the time by claiming previous leaders

00:10had failed to protect the country from jihadist violence

00:13and promised to restore security within months.

00:16Fast forward three years and the army is better supported,

00:20with more weapons while thousands of volunteers have joined their ranks.

00:24But on the ground, little has changed.

00:26Terrorist groups still control large parts of the country and violence continues unabated.

00:32According to the NGO ACLED, Burkina Faso suffered as many attacks in 2024 and 2023 as in the years before,

00:41but with double the number of victims.

00:43Nearly 16,000 people have been killed in attacks in just two years.

00:48Meanwhile, freedoms are shrinking. Human rights groups report a rise in arbitrary detentions.

00:53Today, Burkina Faso ranks as the most affected country by terrorism in the world,

00:57a grim milestone three years after promises of peace.

01:00Despite this, Traore's popularity has soared since his ascension to power.

01:04He has embarked on radical reforms that resonate with many Burkina Bay.

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