Burkina Faso suspends or dissolves hundreds of NGOs in three weeks

Burkinabe authorities have suspended or dissolved nearly 700 associations and NGOs over a short period.

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This wave of actions strikes the country's civil society and humanitarian sector in West Africa.

The dissolutions raise questions about political climate and civil society freedoms in Burkina Faso.

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