Ghana Says It Supplies 40% of Burkina’s Fuel
Ghana says it now supplies about 40% of Burkina Faso's fuel, up from about 15% in two years. Officials gave...
October 21, 2026Topic
Burkina Faso
Sahel Jihadist Rivalry Becomes a Regional War in 2026
The Sahel jihadist rivalry between al-Qaeda's JNIM and Islamic State Sahel has killed 2,200 since 2019 and is now spreading...
October 17, 2026
Ghana MPs Seek Funding Plan for Stalled Pwalugu Dam
Ghana approved a US$895 million dam in 2020 to stop floods from Burkina Faso. It is still unbuilt, and lawmakers...
October 2, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire’s port lifeline to Mali and Burkina Faso grows despite rift
Sahel cargo through Côte d’Ivoire’s port of Abidjan jumped 34% in 2025, and a Mali border deal followed, though leaders...
September 30, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 29: Alamata changes hands in Tigray, Niger buries over fifty soldiers, Burkina Faso opens its...
September 29, 2026
Burkina Faso Speaks for Sahel Juntas at UN, Says States Back Jihadists
The Alliance of Sahel States told the UN that unnamed foreign states arm jihadists, as Burkina Faso confirmed all three...
September 28, 2026
Burkina Faso Asks Its Banks to Help Fund a US$63 Billion Growth Plan
Plan RELANCE, Burkina Faso's US$63 billion development plan, drew bank and microfinance chiefs to a funding meeting on 22 September...
September 22, 2026
ECOWAS and France Discuss Terrorism Challenges Across West Africa
ECOWAS and France are exchanging views on terrorism in West Africa after more than 1,800 attacks in early 2023 killed...
September 20, 2026
Burkina Faso Has a US$63 Billion Plan and a US$19 Billion Hole
Burkina Faso adopted a development plan worth CFA 36.2 trillion, about US$63 billion. Nearly a third of it has no...
September 19, 2026