Three Burkinabe journalists who were arrested earlier this week have been released, while two other journalists are still being held by intelligence agents in Burkina Faso.

• Three journalists were released: Zowenmanogo Dieudonne Zoungrana, Ousseni Ilboudo, and Michel Nana.
• The National Intelligence Agency (ANR) is still holding Lamine Traore and Jean-Marie Toe.
• The arrests follow accusations of repressive measures against critics by Burkina Faso's military junta, which is led by Captain Ibrahim Traore.