Ghana’s state-owned fuel distributor BOST Energies has reduced diesel and gasoline exports to Burkina Faso and Mali since August, prioritising domestic demand as global fuel markets tighten. Managing Director Afetsi Awoonor said the conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East has tightened oil and gas supplies globally, driving fuel prices to record highs ahead of…
Russia is expanding its military reach across Africa’s Sahel through an air shadow fleet of state and private aircraft supplying operations in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, drawing growing scrutiny from the United States and Europe. Between January 2025 and July 2026, at least 75 flights linked to Russian state-aligned military forces travelled to or…
The Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association has expressed skepticism about a newly signed defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and Burkina Faso, particularly the provision that security personnel will escort traders along key cross-border trade routes. The deal, signed on Monday by Ghana’s Acting Minister for Defence Cassiel Ato Baah Forson and Burkina Faso’s…
Zimbabwean conglomerate Prevail Group, owned by businessman and Presidential adviser Dr Paul Tungwarara, has signed a landmark agreement with Burkina Faso’s National Bureau of Major Projects (BN-GPB) to undertake multi-billion-dollar construction and mining projects in the West African country. The agreement covers the development of an international conference centre and hotel complex valued at US$590…
Burkina Faso’s media regulator has slapped French broadcaster Canal+ with a second, much larger fine, accusing it of failing to provide free access to state television channels, a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday showed. The watchdog imposed a penalty of 200 million CFA francs ($350,000), four times higher than a 50 million CFA franc…
Quick Read Konan I. then struck twice within nine minutes to put the contest beyond Burkina Faso before the break. She doubled Ivory Coast’s advantage in the 14th minute after being set up by Kouassi R., before grabbing her second in the 23rd minute from an assist by Ouedraogo N. to hand her side a…
Burkina Faso’s transitional President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declared that Sharia law will never be allowed in the country, reaffirming the nation’s secular identity despite being a practicing Muslim himself. In a nationwide address to community representatives, Traoré made clear that Burkina Faso’s constitution stands above all religious codes. “I am a Muslim, but everyone…
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has granted an industrial mining permit to its state-owned mining company, SOPAMIB, for the development of the Bouboulou gold project, marking the country’s first state-operated industrial gold mine. The decision, approved at the Council of Ministers’ weekly cabinet meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2026, grants the mining permit to SOPAMIB Bouboulou…
Russia has pledged to maintain its military backing for the junta-led governments of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, the three countries announced on Wednesday following a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Niger’s capital, Niamey. In a joint statement issued after a high-level meeting between Lavrov and the foreign ministers of the three…
The Presidents of the Parliaments of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) have adopted a motion of support for Burkina Faso, firmly condemning a resolution passed by the European Parliament on June 18, 2026. The resolution, titled “Persistence of the repression of civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso,” was rejected by the Burkinabe…
