New Delhi, July 18 -- Burkina Faso's military rulers have dissolved the country's independent electoral commission, authorities said.

Since taking power in a 2022 coup, the West African country's military leaders have launched sweeping reforms, including postponing elections that were expected to restore civilian rule.

The government passed a law late Wednesday abolishing the Independent National Electoral Commission, which is responsible for organizing elections, citing its high cost, Minister of Territorial Administration Emile Zerbo said after a Cabinet meeting.

Abolishing the electoral commission will reinforce the country's "sovereign control on the electoral process" and "limit foreign influences," Zerbo added.

The state run tel...