Burkina Faso Leader Survives Assassination Attempt
Foiled Assassination Plot Shakes Ouagadougou Burkina Faso’s ruling military officer, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, survived a planned assassination reportedly organized by former leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba, security officials announced on 6 January 2026. The plot, according to Mahamadou Sana, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Security, targeted the head of state and other top officials, including…