The military junta will retain power for another five years, delaying the transition to democracy; the decision was announced after the signing of a new charter following national consultations held in the capital Ouagadougou

Human Rights Watch condemned the military authorities' use of the Emergency Law to illegally conscript magistrates who opened legal proceedings against junta supporters

In a technical reorganisation of the government, it was announced, among other things, that a ministry dedicated to security and headed by police commissioner Mahamadou Sana would be created

The start of kidney transplant operations in the country is expected by the end of 2024, said Burkina Faso's Minister of Health and Public Hygiene Robert Lucien Jean-Claude Cargougou

A data centre in Burkina Faso powered by a waste-to-energy plant will be built by consulting and management company Essor Services with Costa Rican clean energy company Kaia Energy