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Burkina Faso bans new land mobilisation for property projects

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The Burkinabè government has banned licensed property developers and former developers from mobilising new land or proposing sites to local authorities for subdivisions. The Ministry of Construction of the Homeland will now review any project concerning land already acquired, according to the official statement published on 27 October 2026.

Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Construction of the Homeland has banned licensed property developers and former developers from mobilising any more land for development. The measure is set out in an official statement dated 27 October 2026, signed by Deputy Secretary-General Yacouba Siko on behalf of the minister.

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