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Published on 23:40 GMT

Burkina Faso releases eight NGO members arrested for â€˜spyingâ€™

An international NGO operating in Burkina Faso says eight of its staff who were arrested by the country’s military authorities on accusations of spying have been released after several months in detention. The Netherlands based International NGO Safety …

Source: Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog - Pending
Published on 22:07 GMT

Amnesty urges Burkina Faso junta not to reinstate death penalty

Amnesty International on Friday urged Burkina Faso’s military junta to scrap its plan to reinstate the death penalty seven years after its abolition. The junta’s council of ministers adopted a draft law on Thursday aimed at reinstating the punishment for …

Source: The Guardian (Nigeria) - Neutral
Published on 15:56 GMT

Burkina Faso’s Traoré becomes first AES leader to receive new regional identity card

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré on Monday became the first head of state of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to receive the bloc’s biometric identity card, a symbolic yet tangible step in the Sahel‑wide push to build unified citizenship and …

Source: Business Insider Africa - Neutral
Published on 14:43 GMT

Burkina Faso Releases Eight NGO Members Arrested For ‘Spying’

An international non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Burkina Faso said Friday that eight of its members had been released, months after the country’s military rulers arrested them on accusations of spying. Burkina Faso’s military junta, which seized …

Source: Channels TV - Neutral
Published on 18:55 GMT

Burkina Faso moves to reinstate death penalty as junta overha

Burkina Faso's military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code that once again allows capital punishment for crimes including treason, terrorism and espionage. The reform, approved at a Council …

Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
Published on 20:13 GMT

Burkina Faso: Plans to reinstate death penalty must be stopped

Responding to an announcement on 04 December that Burkina Faso’s government has decided to reintroduce the death penalty seven years after it was abolished for ordinary crimes as part of a reform of the Penal Code, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s …

Source: Amnesty International - Center-left
Published on 17:27 GMT

Ghana And Burkina Faso Signs Free-Roaming Agreement to Cut Cross-Border Phone Costs

Ghana And Burkina Faso Signs Free-Roaming Agreement to Cut Cross-Border Phone Costs Ghana has finalised a new free-roaming agreement with Burkina Faso, allowing citizens travelling between the two countries to receive calls without additional charges. This …

Source: Zambian Observer - Indeterminate
Published on 14:46 GMT

Burkina Faso set to bring back death penalty in new government bill

Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore the death penalty, targeting offenses such as treason, terrorism, and espionage, authorities said. “The adoption of this bill is part of reforms ... to have a justice that responds to the …

Source: Africanews - Neutral
Published on 16:35 GMT

BURKINA FASO: Three Years of Broken Promises

Opinions & Features 27 November 2025 By Inés M. Pousadela, CIVICUS Head of Research and Analysis, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report. Three years ago, Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in …

Source: CIVICUS - Center-left
Published on 13:29 GMT

Burkina Faso plans to restore death penalty for treason, terrorism, espionage

Source: CTV News - Neutral