Burkina Faso Armed Forces
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The Burkina Faso Armed Forces are the military of Burkina Faso. The service branches of the armed forces include its Army, the Air Force of Burkina Faso, the National Gendarmerie, People's Militia. Be
Soldiers from Burkina Faso before deployment to an exercise in Mali (2010)
Colonel Oumarou Sadou and David R. Hogg
An SF 260C in France, painted in the Burkina Faso Air Force livery
Ibrahim Traoré
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Ibrahim Traoré is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has held power as the interim president of Burkina Faso since the overthrow of his predecessor in a 2022 coup. Ideologically prominent
Burkina Faso Armed Forces
…Air Force of Burkina Faso National Gendarmerie People's Militia Headquarters Ouagadougou Website defense.gov.bf Leadership Commander-in-chief Captain Ibrahim Traoré Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs Major General Célestin Simporé Chief of General Staff Brigadier General Moussa Diallo Personnel Active personnel…
Official portrait, 2026
Ibrahim Traoré in 2023
Traoré with Russian president Vladimir Putin in May 2025