Ibrahim Traoré’s political project promises political and economic independence for Burkina Faso and has brought about numerous domestic and foreign policy changes since the coup d’état of September 2022. This process is being debated controversially not only within the country itself, but also far beyond its borders in global Pan-African contexts.

With the article, Bettina Engels examines the instruments employed to advance these reform initiatives and analyzes the consequences these measures entail for civil society.

The article was published by Jacobin and may be accessed here.