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.
Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.
Burkina Faso's tomato export ban, effective March 16, is not a sudden policy shock. It is the enforcement step of…
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…
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 capital,…
Burkina Faso Name 30 Players for WAFCON 2026 Camp
Coach Pascal Sawadogo has named a 30-player squad for a training camp in Morocco as Burkina Faso prepare for their…
