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Ibrahim Traoré
Burkina Faso criminalizes homosexuality, offenders face up to five years in prison
Burkina Faso has become the latest African nation to outlaw homosexuality, after lawmakers unanimously passed an amendment to the family code that criminalizes same-sex relations. The legislation, broadcast by state television late Monday, imposes prison terms of two to five years for offenders. Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala, speaking on national television, said the law…
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Burkina Faso junta dismantles independent electoral commission in power consolidation move
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has dismantled the country’s independent electoral...
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‘We will never bend’ – Ibrahim Traoré vows defiance as thousands rally in Burkina Faso to support him
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traoré has once again rallied his nation with...
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Amid Burkina Faso coup attempt: who is behind the plot to oust Ibrahim Traoré?
Tension is mounting after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso. According to officials, a plot...
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Burkina Faso bans use of colonial wigs in courts
Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign...
