President Ibrahim Traore Receives Preliminary Draft of Confederal Parliament's Legal Text

There is a recent development regarding the preliminary draft of the law establishing the future Confederal Parliament. A delegation presented this preliminary draft to the President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, on or around September 19, 2025. The law concerns the creation of a Confederal Parliament for the Sahel countries, a regional entity to which Burkina Faso belongs. The document was presented to Traoré by the Speakers of the Parliaments of the AES countries following a meeting in Ouagadougou to develop the draft, according to the Burkinabe Presidency. The text will then be forwarded to the Heads of State and Government of Mali and Niger for consideration and adoption, to enable the rapid commencement of sessions of the Confederal Parliament, explained the President of the Burkinabe Parliament, Ousmane Bougouma. According to local media reports, the goals of the Confederal Parliament include: - a coordinated response to regional challenges, - laying the foundations for joint governance, - strengthening cooperation in key areas such as security, and - managing natural resources. The draft has been officially submitted and is currently under review. @http://constitutionnet.org/news/innovations-draft-constitution-burkina-faso @https://x.com/marcus_herve/status/1969385145317679143