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Burkina Faso
Every story we have published on Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso4 min
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Burkina Faso’s richest men fight over TotalEnergies
Mahamadou Bonkoungou has initiated arbitration proceedings challenging Idrissa Nassa’s Coris Invest Group over TotalEnergies’ former 170-station fuel network in Burkina Faso, now rebranded as Barka Energies. Two of…
4 min read17 Mar 2026
Kenya6 min
Nairobi cleans up. Can it become a habit?
Nairobi’s Dandora clean-up, led by Dr Joyce Kithure, raises a deeper question: what turns a community event into a permanent shift in how a city…
17 Mar 2026
Africa2 min
Burkina Faso mines fund hits $152m
Burkina Faso’s Mining Development Fund collected CFA 85.72 billion ($152 million) in 2025, the country’s strongest annual haul since the fund…
10 Mar 2026
Burkina Faso2 min
Burkina Faso unveils $64bn development plan
Burkina Faso has adopted the National Development Plan 2026-2030, a $64 billion five-year roadmap structured around security, governance, human…
9 Mar 2026