MSF said that following the attack in which two staff members were killed on 8 February 2023 in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, all activities in the country will be suspended in order to analyse the risks to which the teams are currently exposed

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