The ceremony was meant to be symbolic. Nevertheless, it completely illustrates the will of Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities to hunt out new partnerships. On 12 June, Captain Ibrahim Traoré was awarded the BRICS medal (an alliance comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) by its president, Larisa Zelentsova, in Ouagadougou.
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