In recent years, Burkina Faso embarked on a process to clean up its transport sector. The aim is to safeguard government revenue.

The Republic of Burkina Faso launched a platform for authenticating provisional and permanent vehicle registrations on Thursday, piloted by the Ministry of Transport, Urban Mobility and Road Safety. The platform, accessible at www.dgttmverif.bf, is expected to reduce fraud and counterfeiting significantly, according to Roland Somda, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Transport.

The digital tool, open to the public, will allow citizens to ensure their compliance with the law by identifying plates of poor physical quality, false number plates, or plates fitted with false registration documents.

This initiative is a continuation of the 2018 Project to modernize and secure transport permits and re-register vehicles in Burkina Faso. The project’s goal, as stated by the ministry, is “to establish a modern, secure system for producing driving licenses and vehicle registration documents following international standards and in secure ID card format, and to re-register vehicles in Burkina Faso’s fleet.”

The ministry plans to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the use of the new platform.

Melchior Koba