Burkina Faso’s ruling military authorities have formally wiped the political slate clean, dissolving all political parties and annulling the legal framework that governed them, according to a decree adopted by the government on Thursday. Political party activities had already been frozen for months, but the latest decree goes further by ordering that party assets be handed over to the state, the government-run news agency reported. Minister of Territorial Administration Emile Zerbo said an official review concluded that parties had strayed from the principles under which they were formed. Zerbo added that authorities are preparing new draft legislation to regulate any future political formations. READ ALSO: Togo extradites former Burkina Faso leader Damiba over coup, corruption claims