Burkina Faso seeks 10 billion FCFA on WAEMU Capital Market
Burkina Faso is planning to mobilize 10 billion FCFA in the public securities market of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The operation […]
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Islamic State killed 24 soldiers in Burknina Faso
In Burkina Faso, Islamic State claimed responsibility for one of the deadliest attacks against the military of the West African nation in recent months. According […]
Burkina Faso: Former military commander, former foreign minister get combined 30-years in prison
A military court in Burkina Faso handed 20 years in jail to a former general and 10 years to a former foreign minister, both of […]
China Yunhong Group to invest over $300 million in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, Chinese industrial giant, China Yunhong Group plans to invest about 200 billion FCFA (about $336.6 million) over the next five years in […]
Burkina Faso: IMF approves $25 million credit facility
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last weekend completed the second review of Burkina Faso’s economic performance under a three-year program supported […]
Terrorism: six killed in church attack in Burkina Faso
Gunmen have killed one pastor and five congregants in an attack on a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso, government spokesman Remy Fulgance Dandjinou said […]
Burkina Faso eyes six solar power plants to boost renewables
Burkinabe government has signed an agreement with private power producers (IPPs) to develop six solar power plants to increase the rate of access to electricity […]
Burkina Faso’s Kabore pledges to boost ties with China
After ending its official diplomatic relations with Taiwan’s government last year, Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has pledged to further the development of […]
Burkina Faso: 13 killed in intercommunal violence
Inter-communal conflict has claimed at least thirteen lives of civilians in central Burkina Faso, the government said. Burkina has seen a spike in Islamist attacks […]
Burkina Faso: French court rules for extradition of François Compaore
Paris Court of Appeal has rubber-stamped the extradition of Francois Compaore, brother of ousted president Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso. The court ruled in favor […]