Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's leader, has issued a stern warning to the ruling junta regarding rumors of internal rivalries, asserting his firm control over the country since the 2022 military coup.

Yousra Elbagir, a Sky News journalist, has become the target of a smear campaign by supporters of Burkina Faso's junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, after she raised questions about security and repression in the country.

The Majority in Parliament has launched a counter-offensive against the Minority, describing as "reckless" the suggestion that President John Dramani Mahama’s diplomatic engagement with Captain Ibrahim Traoré triggered the recent killing of eight Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso.