Nationality in Burkina Faso is governed by the Code des personnes et de la famille adopted in 2025, repealing and replacing the previous version from 1989. The law provides for citizenship by descent, for a child born in Burkina Faso of one parent also born there to acquire nationality at birth, and for a child born in the territory to acquire nationality automatically at majority, as well as protection for foundlings and for a child born in Burkina Faso who would otherwise be stateless. Chapter 7 of the 2025 code includes new provisions on the rights and protection of stateless persons.
In 2010, the Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomed efforts to improve rates of birth registration in the country, but urged strengthened efforts to establish a national system of free birth registration.
Last Friday, 7th November 2025, Captain Ibrahim Traoré welcomed 700 African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans and Afro-Europeans, who affirmed their commitment to live and invest in Burkina Faso. They were in Burkina Faso for a Welcome Home event sponsored by the Ministry […]
Telecharger: Burkina Faso Loi no.012-2025-ALT portant Code des personnes et de la famille
Implementation of the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness 2.0 Extracts relevant to Africa: Action 1. Resolve major situations of statelessness In May, Kenya’s parliamentary committee submitted the draft Amendment Bill to the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act to the […]
Par Thierno Gueye Adopté à l’unanimité le 1ᵉʳ septembre 2025 par l’Assemblée législative de Transition (ALT), le nouveau Code des personnes et de la famille (CPF) marque une réforme majeure du droit familial burkinabè. Avec ses 1 113 articles répartis […]
L’Assemblée législative de Transition (ALT) a adopté, ce lundi 1er septembre 2025, à l’unanimité des 71 députés, le projet de loi portant Code des personnes et de la famille (CPF). Ce texte majeur, défendu par le ministre de la Justice […]
Ouagadougou, 24 avril 2025). Le Président du Faso, Chef de l’État, le Capitaine Ibrahim TRAORÉ a présidé ce jeudi, l’hebdomadaire Conseil des ministres. Lors du point fait à la presse à la fin des travaux, le ministre Porte-parole du gouvernement, […]
Implementation of the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness Extracts relevant to Africa Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness In December, in Mali, with UNHCR’s support, a workshop organized by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, focused […]
Highlights • The League of Arab States launched the Arab Declaration on Belonging and Legal Identity to address issues of conflict, displacement, and statelessness by strengthening birth registration systems and advancing legal identity rights, with a particular focus on women’s […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: • The new Global Alliance to End Statelessness, set to be officially launched on 14 October at the high-level segment on statelessness, has already garnered support and membership of over 80 entities (States, regional organizations, UN, […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness In February 2024, in Kenya, UNHCR is reviewed and provided technical feedback on a proposed amendment of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, aiming to establish a registration […]
Selected extracts relevant to Africa: Highlights The Republic of Congo officially joined the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions, fulfilling a commitment made at the 2019 High-Level Segment on Statelessness. Sao Tome and Principe’s President signed a decree for the country’s […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Kenya recognized 7,000 Pemba individuals as citizens, granting them official documents. This ensures their rights and access to public services and opportunities. In Malawi, the Ministry of Home Affairs, officially adopted a National Action Plan (NAP) […]