Burkina Faso Lands $300 Million for Its Biggest Power Plant
A Burkina Faso power plant of 119 MW, the country’s biggest, reached financial close with $300 million from AFC, built...
July 12, 2026Topic
Burkina Faso
Sahel States Quit the ICC in a Break From the West
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formally notified the UN in June 2026 to leave the ICC, calling it a neocolonial...
July 3, 2026
Security forces neutralize ten suspected extremists in western Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's police, assisted by civilian Volunteers for Homeland Defense (VDP), neutralized ten alleged extremists in the country's western region,...
August 16, 2023
Burkina Faso ends decades of tax benefits for France amid regional tensions
Burkina Faso's military government has ceased the tax privileges previously provided to France.
August 9, 2023
Burkina Faso faces a humanitarian and food crisis affecting nearly five million people
Doctors of the World have raised concerns about the ongoing humanitarian and food crisis in Burkina Faso, stating that nearly...
June 29, 2023
After Friday’s coup, Burkina Faso has a new government. France is hated, Russia is eagerly awaited
By Agnès Faivre In the confusion of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and other African countries, there is a...
October 3, 2022
Fleeing the pandemic in Brazil, Haitians are stopped at Peruvian border
Over 400 people displaced by unemployment, fear of the covid-19 pandemic in Brazilian territory and dengue fever have been stranded...
February 22, 2021
More Than 80% of People in Some Developing Countries Have Lost Income due to COVID-19
Economists document an 'unprecedented' rise in global poverty in 2020 as fears grow that some poorer countries may not get...
February 7, 2021