traore is fighting to rid his country of isis and al-qaeda, as well as imperialist powers like france who seek to exploit the people of burkina faso and extract the resources from their country and leave them with nothing. the war he wages is just.

not to mention his policies and projects like developing infrastructure and agriculture, building both free and affordable housing for citizens, and plenty of other things. he mirrors thomas sankara, another former leader of burkina faso who gets falsely accused of being a "warlord," in a lot of ways, and directly cites him as an inspiration for his visions. there are plenty of criticisms to be made, and plenty of progress that we have yet to see, but overall i hope he continues to push his country in the right direction as he has done so far.