Sahel Confederal Bank for Investment and Development, launched to Drive Economic Growth
In the Sahel, an economic-storm is breezing across as the AES union of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, officially launched...
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Burkina Faso Secures Almost $105 Million Under IMF Extended Credit Facility to Cushion Global Economic Shocks
In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's economic recovery is being tested by a fresh wave of external shocks, even as the country...
Traoré’s Government Kicks against Religious Bodies in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has escalated his confrontation with influential Muslim scholars, declaring that “radical Islam” has no...
ITFC, Burkina Faso Sign $1 Billion Trade Finance Deal to Support Agriculture, Energy and Private Sector Trade
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has signed a $1 billion...
Burkina Faso Halts Fresh Tomato Exports to Shield Local Processing Industry
Burkina Faso’s decision to halt fresh tomato exports marks a sharp turn in how the country is trying to reshape...
Burkina Faso’s Gold Rush Wins $33m IMF Boost
Burkina Faso has secured a fresh $33.2 million disbursement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after completing the fourth review...
Pivoting East, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Partnering with Russia on the Sahel’s First Shared Satellite
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are betting that space technology can help close some of the Sahel’s most stubborn development...
Is Russia Using African Gold Extraction to Fund its War in Ukraine?
Across West and Central Africa, gold is no longer just a precious metal, it has become a weapon of war....
Captain Ibrahim Traore Combating Desertification in Burkina Faso with Green Offensive
In a country where the Sahara creeps steadily southward, Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s government is mounting an ambitious counter-attack. Burkina Faso,...
What the Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso’s ICC Withdrawal Means
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have pulled out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a joint statement, the military-led West African...
