Why supporters of Burkina Faso’s junta leader are campaigning against a Sky News journalist
21 Apr 2026, 17:46 GMT
By The FRANCE 24 Observers
Topic: Africa
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260421-supporters-burkina-faso-junta-leader-traore-campaigning-sky-news-journalist
Yousra Elbagir, a journalist with British TV channel Sky News, has become the target of a smear campaign by supporters of Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré after she raised questions about security in the country and the repression of free speech.