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 FasoGovernance

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…

Burkina FasoBusiness

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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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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