Barthélémy Kéré

Maître Barthélemy Kéré is the founder of the law firm that has borne his name since January 1993.

In 2003, he was elected President of the Burkina Faso Bar Association for a three-year term. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Autonomous Fund for Pecuniary Settlements of Lawyers (CARPA), a key institution promoting transparency in the management of client funds held by lawyers.

In 2006, he was appointed a Member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of Burkina Faso, representing the Catholic community. On August 1, 2011, he was elected President of the Commission. In this role, he initiated key reforms to enhance the credibility of the CENI, notably leading the effort to establish Burkina Faso’s first biometric electoral register.

Mr. Kéré has also undertaken international missions to observe elections and exchange best practices in electoral management. He has participated in numerous meetings organized by ECOWAS, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB), among others.

Education & Court Admissions

Barthélemy Kéré holds a degree in Criminal Sciences from the University of Bordeaux, France. Since 2008, he has served as an arbitrator at the Ouagadougou Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation Center (CAMC-O), where he handled and rendered various awards in cases assigned to him by the Center in 2009 and 2011.

In June 2012, he was appointed a Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, serving from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2015.

Master Barthélemy Kéré is fluent in both French and English.