Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...

Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign ...

Ibrahim Traoré, the president of Burkina Faso, has banned the use of British and French colonial-era judicial wigs, marking a significant step in the nation’s decolonization efforts.

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, marking a significant move to decolonise the country’s judicial system.