Africa Burkina Faso Acting President Traore held talks with a Russian delegation in a meeting that included discussions on possible military cooperation; relations between the two countries have been in the spotlight since the country ousted French troops in February
Africa Burkina Faso Military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has sacked Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the entire government; the dismissal of the cabinet was announced in a decree signed by the junta leader on 6 December
Africa Burkina Faso The iCivil system allows midwives to register births from smartphones, in an environment where over half of the births are not registered due to the long distances to the registry offices, combined with lengthy registration procedures
Africa Burkina Faso A government source told the media that Burkina Faso’s junta plans to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the 2018 penal code; judicial and civil society sources told Human Rights Watch that it could apply to terrorism-related crimes
Africa Burkina Faso The deputies of the Transition Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted as motto 'Fatherland or death, we will win', which was in use when Captain Thomas Sankara was in government