What is .bf?
A little context on Burkina Faso: the capital is Ouagadougou, the main language is French, the currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF) and the international dialing code is +226. It's landlocked.
Next door on the map, you'll find .bj for Benin, .ci for Ivory Coast, .gh for Ghana, .ml for Mali, .ne for Niger and .tg for Togo.
IANA lists Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) as the manager of .bf, with an address in Burkina Faso. The registry's website is https://www.registre.bf. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .bf, 2 of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .bf haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.registre.bf).
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.bf FAQ
What country is .bf?
.bf is the country-code top-level domain for Burkina Faso, in Western Africa.
What is Burkina Faso's domain extension?
Burkina Faso's website extension is .bf, its country-code top-level domain. "BF" is its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Who owns the .bf domain?
IANA lists Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) as the manager of .bf: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Burkina Faso's ccTLD. Individual .bf names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .bf domain from the US?
It depends on Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP)'s policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (https://www.registre.bf) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .bf DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .bf, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
How do I look up who owns a .bf domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.registre.bf. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed April 30, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
