Luc Pagbelguem, a journalist with the private television station BF1, and Boukari Ouoba, vice-president of the Burkina ...

Burkina Faso's military rulers disbanded its electoral commission, calling it a waste of money. Emile Zerbo, Minister of ...

Burkina Faso’s military leadership, under Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dissolved the country’s independent National Electoral ...

Burkina Faso's military government has dissolved the country's independent electoral commission. Authorities announced the ...

He said his focus would include building the capacity of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to be able to meet the ever-growing challenges of resourcing, governance and operations of NHRIs.

IN SHORT: A viral video falsely claims that Traoré has abolished all taxes, calling taxation a “neocolonial tool”. But Burkina Faso’s 2025 Finance Act in fact introduces new taxes. A video circulating ...

Burkina Faso is experiencing a fatal cycle of anti-Western sentiment, authoritarian revanchism, and militant sectarianism. While Traoré clings to power in Ouagadougou, making full use of ...

The video includes a static image that appears to show Burkina Faso’s president standing next to a man wearing an army uniform, who has blood on his face and is holding his hands in the air.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed a Chief Negotiator to oversee the orderly withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc.