May 13, 2026

Burkina Faso’s junta suspends nearly a thousand associations amid anti-terrorism financing drive

Le président de la transition burkinabè, Ibrahim Traoré. © Présidence du Faso

In a significant move, the Burkinabè authorities have suspended 811 organizations for alleged “non-renewal of their governing bodies” and formally dissolved an additional 118 since mid-April. These measures, impacting nearly a thousand associations in Burkina Faso, were justified by