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Burkina Faso junta tightens control over domestic politics

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Burkina Faso’s junta-led parliament dissolved all political parties nationwide after previously suspending their activities.
Burkina Faso junta tightens control over domestic politics
Why it matters
This removes the legal vehicle for opposition organizing and campaigning, making any near-term electoral transition harder to execute in practice even if a timetable is later announced. Organizations and donors that route civic programming through party structures will need to pause, redesign, or shift to non-party civil society channels to avoid operating outside the new rules. The move also increases detention and security risk for political actors and activists as party-linked activity becomes easier to treat as unlawful political mobilization.
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