Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s regime in Burkina Faso draws on Thomas Sankara’s legacy to unite the nation against rising extremist threats, despite ongoing security challenges and human rights issues.
ECOWAS will maintain free movement, trade privileges, and institutional support for citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger despite their withdrawal from the regional bloc.
Burkina Faso’s government has indefinitely suspended TV5MONDE for allegedly spreading disinformation, after previously suspending it and other broadcasters over critical coverage, including a Human Rights Watch report on military abuses.
