Ghanaians gathered at the Black Star Square on January 7, 2025, were full of cheers and admiration for Africa's youngest president, Ibrahim Traoré.
Burkina Faso's president was one of the invited guests at the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama.
At 34, Ibrahim Traoré, a Burkinabé military officer, has been the leader of Burkina Faso since the September 20, 2022, coup d'état that ousted interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.
Background: John Dramani Mahama will be inaugurated today as the president of Ghana.