Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
Benin and Germany have locked in a decisive new phase of their partnership. At strategic bilateral consultations held on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Cooperation in Cotonou, the two […]
The moment of truth has arrived for Niger’s transitional authorities. On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the International Monetary Fund announced a staff-level agreement following a mission to Niamey led by Julia Bersch from September 28 […]
DIFFA, NIGER — A dark slick spreads across the land in Diffa, eastern Niger, and crude oil — a strategic economic lifeline for the country — has become a direct environmental threat. A reported oil […]
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, used a late-September interview on BF1 TV to close the door firmly on any normalisation of diplomatic ties with France, delivering unusually sharp criticism of Paris. The intervention […]
The investigation into an alleged property fraud in Côte d’Ivoire has reached a decisive turning point. Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon, widely known as “Maman Caï-Caï”, now sits at the centre of a judicial inquiry into […]
The expulsion of two Nigerien intelligence agents from Paris marks a decisive turning point in the diplomatic rupture between France and Niger. With this move, the breakdown in relations that began with the July 2023 […]
By Emmanuel Mbarga — Journalist
The alleged diversion of 1.9 billion CFA francs between Dakar and Abidjan has reached a decisive moment, with the Section de Recherches in Dakar making its first arrests. This development signals a major shift in […]
By Emmanuel Mbarga — Journalist
A billion-dollar handover signals a new chapter Swiss hydrocarbon trader Oryx Energies, a heavyweight in Africa’s energy market, has just passed into new ownership in a deal valued at close to one billion dollars. The […]
By Emmanuel Mbarga — Journalist
By Emmanuel Mbarga — Journalist