The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, hosted the opening ceremony for the 2025-2026 judicial year in Ouagadougou on Wednesday, aiming to restore public trust and strengthen the justice system.<br /><br />Footage shows judges and dignitaries entering the hall and standing for the national anthem. The ceremony also features ministers, military officials, and foreign representatives, as the government focuses on judicial reform and regional cooperation.<br /><br />The country's Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Edasso Rodrigue Bayala, stressed the importance of restoring public confidence in the justice system.<br /><br />"To restore, or at least strengthen, trust between the public and the justice system, we need to work on the factors that undermine this trust,” he said, adding, "When a litigant goes to court, he’s like a sick person going to hospital: he needs his problem to be taken seriously."<br /><br />Bayala also pointed towards progress in re-establishing judicial institutions in their original locations after security challenges forced many to relocate.<br /><br />"Of the seven jurisdictions that had been moved for security reasons, five have now returned to their seats. It’s been an enormous effort on the part of those involved in the justice system to support the efforts to reclaim the land, which are to be applauded," he noted.<br /><br />Mali’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Mamoudou Kassogue, who applauded growing regional ties within the Alliance of Sahel States, said that justice, within the framework of the Alliance, is 'getting stronger'. "The three judicial systems reinforce each other on a daily basis," he concluded.<br /><br />The new judicial season is centred on the theme 'Strengthening relations between the justice system and litigants: a guarantee of social cohesion, good governance and development'.<br /><br />It reportedly aims to address the causes of mistrust between citizens and the justice system while exploring solutions to restore confidence and ensure fairness.<br /><br /><br />Follow us on:<br />WhatsApp cutt.ly/WhatsAppCFM<br />https://twitter.com/capitalfmkenya/<br />https://www.facebook.com/capitalfmkenya<br />https://www.instagram.com/capitalfmkenya<br /><br />Subscribe to Capital FM News for More: https://goo.gl/um4AGk<br /><br />98.4 Capital FM<br />93.0 Western Kenya<br />98.5 Nakuru and Nyeri<br />104.5 Malindi<br />102.7 Garissa<br />103.9 Meru<br />106.5 Kitui<br />104.9 Voi<br /><br />#CapitalFmKenya
