US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Michael Langley has defended his criticism of Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, citing underspending on anti-terror efforts.
General Langley, speaking to Capital News on Tuesday, said critics took his statement out of its intended military context.
Langley had faulted Traoré at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing for using nationalized gold reserves to “protect his junta.”
