Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, marking a significant move to decolonise the country’s judicial system.
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NON-ALLIANCE: Military Led West Africa Nations Quit ECOWAS Over ‘Inhumane’ Sanctions
The military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have jointly announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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BURKINA FASO: Constitutionally Drops French As Official Language
The Burkinabe government adopted on Wednesday a bill revising the Constitution and henceforth enshrining national languages as official languages in place of French which is relegated to the rank of “working language”.
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BURKINA FASO: Government Indefinitely Suspends French Radio Over ‘Terrorist Propaganda’ Broadcast
Burkina Faso on Saturday ordered the immediate indefinite suspension of Radio France Internationale (RFI) broadcasts, accusing it of putting out a “message of intimidation” attributed to a “terrorist leader”.
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BURKINA FASO: Compaoré Apologises To Sankara’s Family
Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of pan-Africanist icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader’s family after years of denial.
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BURKINA FASO: Trial Over Assassination Of Thomas Sankara Postponed For Two Weeks
A military court in Ouagadougou which began the long-awaited trial of 14 people accused of plotting the assassination of Burkina Faso’s former president Thomas Sankara 34 years ago, was immediately adjourned.
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BURKINA FASO: Military Court Indicts Ex-President Compaore In Thomas Sankara’s Murder
A military court in Burkina Faso has indicted former President Blaise Compaore in connection to the 1987 murder of his charismatic ex-president, Thomas Sankara.
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