If militants are powerful enough not only to slaughter hundreds of civilians AND not get any pushback, i would say he has no control.On one hand this is believable because the jihadists have been wildin in the region for 10-15 yrs
On the other hand the reported severity of the attack could be propaganda to make it seem like Traore has no control and a new leader has to be installed
If the report of Wagner being hired to protect him is true that ain't a good look, I thought they were mercenaries getting paid to go into the bush to hunt jihadist
The reason he wants them there is to be a personal force to protect him, after that they are there to oppress the locals and extract mineral wealth to fund Putin's war.