# Burkina Faso extended military rule by five years

Date: 2024

National consultations approved a revised transition charter extending the military-led transition by five years from July 2024 while making [Ibrahim Traoré](/people/ibrahim-traore) eligible to contest eventual presidential elections.

## Drivers

- Traoré junta and AES: https://factrail.ai/drivers/traore-junta-aes

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-extends-junta-rule-by-five-years-2024-05-25/
- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/burkina-faso

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/burkina-transition-extended-five-years