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Burkina Faso, its dire security challenges

The inauguration of a new President in Ghana some few days ago brought to the fore the debate on the role of military junta in Africa’s political landscape.

The debate was sparked by some pictures, which went viral on social media of the President of Botswana, Duma Boko, seated next to his counterpart from Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore.

President Traore who spotted military regalia as well as armed with a pistol during the inauguration, raised many questions on security protocol during the event as well as the debate on whether military rule is better than democratically elected civilian governments.

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