The American commander in charge of the US Africa Command (Africom) has defended his criticism of Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, for not prioritising the fight against terrorism.
Gen Michael Langley, who spoke to journalists ahead of a conference by African chiefs of defence forces in Nairobi this week, said his earlier remarks about weaker counter-terrorism measures in Burkina Faso may have been exaggerated.
