Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso joined the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, setting a legal framework regulating civil liability in case of nuclear damage and taking a step forward in its plans to build a nuclear reactor

Burkina Faso football federation sacked coach of national team Brama Traore and all of his staff a week after the team was eliminated from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations at the last-16 game against defending champions Cote d'Ivoire

Amid heightened political tensions, authorities say they have thwarted a new coup attempt; the alleged plot was reportedly uncovered on 3 January before it would be carried out, according to official sources that disclosed the information

The construction ofBurkina Faso's first expressway has been inaugurated by ruler Captain Ibrahim Traore; approximately 332 km long, it will connect the capital Ouagadougou with Bobo Dioulasso in the country's south-west, a push in modernization

Citizenship is extended to Black Americans within the frame of a 'Welcome Home' program designed to boost economy by supporting the coming back of 700 African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans and Afro-Europeans who commit to live and invest in Burkina Faso

National carrier Air Burkina has acquired a new Embraer 190 aircraft, delivered at Ouagadougou International Airport with a dedicated ceremony; it is a turning point for national air transport

In its firm commitment to implementing Water Battle Initiative (IB-Eau) to provide every Burkinabe with access to drinking water, government is increasing actions Tiébélé, in the Nazinon region bringing relief to the populations of this semi-urban commune

The number of roadside checkpoints across the country have been reduced from 385 to just 40 on 15 main roads in an effort to improve traffic flow and combat harassment; checkpoint outside of this new framework will be considered illegal

Two journalists have been released after 14 months in detention; their arrest highlighted growing pressure on media since 2022. Burkina Faso fell 19 places in Reporters Without Borders’ press freedom index between 2024 and 2025.

The UN resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak has been declared “persona non grata” over an official report accusing jihadi groups and government forces of abuses against children; junta says the report has no "evidence or supporting documentation”

The remains of Alain Christophe Traoré, aka Alino Faso, a social media influencer, have been repatriated from Ivory Coast, were he was found dead in his cell, detained for allegedly collaborating with foreign agents; a mourning BF calls for accountability

Four journalists were released from forced enlistment into the army and reunited with their families; the International Federation of Journalists, working on their release since abduction, welcomed the initiative reminding the public value of a free press