Traore's Gamble: Will Burkina Faso's Military Leader Tame Islam or Alienate Its Own People?
In recent weeks, Captain Ibrahim Traore has made it clear that he will stop at nothing to assert his authority over Burkina Faso's Muslim community.
The military leader has introduced a new law tightening control over religious education and arrested prominent imams, sparking a high stakes battle against what he sees as extremist influences within Islam.