Just a few years ago, speaking of administrative transparency in Burkina Faso was nearly utopian. Roadblocks meant racketeering, and paperwork got buried for a few bills. But ever since Captain Ibrahim Traoré proclaimed the “popular progressive revolution” in April 2025, the wind has radically shifted. At the start of 2026, the management of the country has crossed a decisive threshold: zero tolerance.

President Traoré has instructed his services to “toughen the tone,” and the results are already spectacular. Gone are the days of mere awareness campaigns; now come immediate, public sanctions.

Proof? During the Council of Ministers on February 5, 2026, seven public officials involved in corruption were heavily sanctioned.

Four were dismissed including three police officers caught red-handed and one land registrar while a surgeon has been referred to a disciplinary board.

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These decisions, made possible by investigations from KORAG, send a clear message: no one is untouchable anymore.

But transparency is not only decreed through dismissals; it is built through daily actions.

To clean up the roads, often scenes of abuse, the state has introduced the “Laabal” requisition card.

Now, a citizen who commits an offense pays their fine electronically, directly to the public treasury, eliminating any suspicious financial contact with the officer.

This new governance, led firmly by Captain Traoré, restores the dignity of public funds and state services.

By daring to broadcast videos of flagrant offenses and striking both powerful and low-level offenders, the President is initiating a true moral refoundation of Faso.

This is courageous, transparent, and revolutionary governance. Homeland or Death, we shall prevail.

Cédric KABORE