Global South Politics: Burkina Faso cracks down on corruption, sacks 21 officials over fake diplomas
Burkina Faso’s government has dismissed 21 public officials for falsifying diplomas during recruitment or promotion.
The decision was taken at a weekly Council of Ministers chaired by President Ibrahim Traoré, where the government examined reforms and adopted several decrees.
According to the government, nine reports from nine ministerial departments were approved, resulting in the dismissal of the officials involved in the diploma fraud cases.
The Council also examined reforms under the Ministry of Civil Service, Labour and Social Protection. A new decree introduced a priority clause requiring public officials to serve the state for at least 15 years, which corresponds to the minimum service period for proportional retirement. Civil Service Minister Mathias Traoré explained that officials who fail to meet this requirement would be obliged to reimburse the state for training costs.
Traoré stated that the measure demonstrates the commitment of Captain Traoré to fight corruption and safeguard integrity in the country’s public administration.
In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a decree regulating the conditions of assignment and residence for staff in Burkina Faso’s diplomatic missions. “This decree sets a new salary scale for all agents assigned to embassies, limits the coverage of travel documents and insurance to agents assigned to embassies, and eliminates the coverage of tuition fees,” said Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré.
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