Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Police Arrest 14 Suspects in Robbery Ring

Burkina Faso police say they arrested 14 suspected members of an armed robbery gang that struck towns at home and...

October 11, 2026

Burkina Faso Plans US$435 Million Irrigation Push

Burkina Faso unveiled a US$435 million dry-season plan on 8 October to drill 750 boreholes and irrigate 50,000 more hectares...

October 9, 2026

Benin’s Port of Cotonou Turns to Burkina Faso After 52% Cargo Jump

Benin's Port of Cotonou handled 14.7 million tonnes in 2025, up 52%. Burkina Faso is now a key market, while...

October 6, 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 Explained: Traoré’s Junta, the Jihadist War, Gold and What to Watch

Burkina Faso explained: who runs the junta, how record gold output fuels the economy, why it broke with France, and...

September 26, 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

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

Burkina Faso Territory Is 74.53% Under Government Control, the Junta Says. Nobody Else Can Check.

The junta publishes territorial control to two decimal places. Independent researchers put militant reach anywhere from 40% to 80% of...

September 14, 2026

Burkina Faso Recorded 1.4 Million Fewer Malaria Cases in Two Years

Burkina Faso malaria cases are down 1,405,002 in two years, a 37.5% fall by week 34, after vaccination, chemoprevention and...

September 6, 2026