Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
Mali has secured an emergency loan of 8 billion CFA francs from the West African Development Bank (BOAD) to import approximately 20 million litres of fuel, as the country grapples with severe energy supply disruptions. […]
A strategic dilemma behind Burkina Faso’s first national gold refinery On 28 September 2026, Ibrahim Traoré officially inaugurated RAFFINOR-BF, Burkina Faso’s first national gold refinery, in Ouagadougou. Presented by the authorities as a major step […]
When Niger’s government unveiled Decree No. 2022-743/PRN/PM on 29 September 2022, it promised a turning point in how public contracts are awarded. The decree introduced a competitive dialogue procedure designed to let public buyers sit […]
A pivotal question at the heart of Benin’s UN address As the 81st session of the UN General Assembly drew to a close in New York, Benin’s foreign minister, Corinne Amori Brunet, stepped up to […]
On 28 September 2026, the 16th ordinary plenary assembly of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (COING) of La Francophonie opened in Cotonou. For two days, civil society actors from across the French-speaking world are […]
What is the real price of a health partnership when it comes with strings attached? Accra has just answered that question in the most direct way possible: $109 million is not enough to hand over […]
Britain has suddenly tightened its entry rules, placing Senegal alongside eight other West African nations under the mandatory Airside Transit Visa regime. Even passengers merely changing planes in London’s Heathrow or Gatwick, without stepping outside […]
Why Côte d’Ivoire’s radio spectrum strategy is under scrutiny The question looms over Abidjan’s corridors of power: are the nation’s radio frequency allocations stifling innovation or securing its digital horizon? This critical inquiry drives Côte […]
When Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced that nearly 300 armored vehicles had been produced locally since November 2025, he did not present an industrial breakthrough. He presented a political performance designed to obscure a deteriorating security […]
What if the biggest barrier to exporting from Benin to China was never really about products, but about customs? That is the question at the heart of a strategic shift now unfolding in West African […]
Can Niamey’s promises reach northern Niger, where darkness and thirst persist? In the northern reaches of Niger, the daily struggle for water and electricity has become a defining feature of life, far removed from official […]
Air Senegal faces an Interpol probe into suspected crew-assisted trafficking Is a single carton of milk the thin line between an air stewardess’s duty and unwitting participation in a transnational drug ring? Air Senegal’s leadership […]