Burkina Faso is taking the next step in developing its travel documents by introducing a new “latest generation biometric” passport.

Le nouveau biometric passport launched by Burkina Faso is equipped with “an electronic chip offering greater data storage capacity, as well as state-of-the-art security elements” ; according to the Minister of Security, Mahamadou Sana. The latter, this new passport produced by a Chinese company, which won the contract worth nearly 20 billion CFA francs at the end of April 2024, is distinguished by several innovations. It complies with international standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, "serif">