Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is one of West Africa’s most significant gold producers and a country navigating considerable political and security challenges. Africaspoint covers Burkina Faso’s mining sector, governance transition, humanitarian situation, and the economic resilience of a landlocked nation managing multiple pressures across its Sahel geography.

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Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.

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Africaspoint Editorial

Burkina Faso's tomato export ban, effective March 16, is not a sudden policy shock. It is the enforcement step of…

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Burkina Faso’s richest men fight over TotalEnergies

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Africaspoint Editorial

Mahamadou Bonkoungou has initiated arbitration proceedings challenging Idrissa Nassa's Coris Invest Group over TotalEnergies' former 170-station fuel network in Burkina…

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Burkina Faso unveils $64bn development plan

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Africaspoint Editorial

Burkina Faso has adopted the National Development Plan 2026-2030, a $64 billion five-year roadmap structured around security, governance, human capital,…

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Burkina Faso Name 30 Players for WAFCON 2026 Camp

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Africaspoint Editorial

Coach Pascal Sawadogo has named a 30-player squad for a training camp in Morocco as Burkina Faso prepare for their…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Burkina Faso becomes Africa’s gold hotspot as economic boom unlocks fresh $33 million IMF funding