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What is on the books and what is moving in Burkina Faso across data governance, fintech and payments, cybersecurity, e-commerce, competition and digital taxation. Updated continuously from regulator sites, ministries and other official, verifiable sources.
Consumer Protection · 28 Sept 2026
ARCEP Burkina Faso held a 3-day consumer-outreach workshop in Ziniaré (28-30 Sept 2026) with consumer associations and civil society, presenting its consumer-protection record and gathering feedback t…
Update · 13 Sept 2026
Burkina Faso is scheduled to officially launch its electronic-signature initiative on 15 September 2026 at the Azalaï Hotel in Ouagadougou. The ceremony is being organised by the Ministry of Digital T…
Update · 10 Sept 2026
Burkina Faso has begun revising its Digital Development Master Plan, known as the Schéma directeur d’aménagement numérique (SDAN), to establish a renewed territorial framework for the development of d…
Update · 3 Aug 2026
Burkina Faso's Parliament has adopted the bill establishing the Regulatory Authority for Communications and the Protection of Personal Data (ARCOD) , creating a single independent authority responsibl…
Digital Infrastructure · Enacted
Law Establishing the Electronic Communications and Data Protection Regulatory Authority (ARCOD), 2026
On 3 August 2026, Burkina Faso enacted a landmark law establishing the Electronic Communications and Data Protection Regulatory Authority. This new statutory in…
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