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Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

The new generation of ministers and advisors to the president will be playing a key role in the next presidential election. Analysis.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2019

Pierre-Olivier Sur manoeuvres on Blaise's behalf

The ex-president of the bar Pierre-Olivier Sur (‘POS'), who for [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.05.2019

Nyota scouts for contracts through connected oil man Philip Rand

Founder of Simba Essel Energy, Hassan Hassan is calling on [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 14.05.2019

Canberra puts mining security on the agenda

Insecurity in and around mining sites in West Africa is taking a toll on the development of key projects. Given [...]

Subscribers only Defence 07.05.2019

In Focus
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Liza Transport International's Falcon 7X in Ebomaf Force One video featuring Chocki.© Screenshot

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2019

Beijing hogs the roads

Chinese companies are in pole position on the road network.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 30.04.2019

Luc Marius Ibriga, Ouagadougou's ‘Mr Clean'

A figure who played a central role in the opposition to Blaise Compaore's regime and the head of the Autorite [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.04.2019

Jean Lamy set to depart

The current representative of the European Union (EU) in Ouagadougou, [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.04.2019

Al-Qasabi to build hospitals

Although Chinese firms have been making progress in the hospital [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.04.2019

In Focus
Kabore follows Compaore's example and talks to the Jihadists

Burkinabe president Roch Kabore, who is receiving generous subsidies to help him combat the radical groups operating on his borders, is conducting parallel negotiations with the very Jihadists he is supposed to be fighting. In so doing, he is following the example set by his predecessor, Blaise Compaore, whose entourage never broke contact with the armed Jihadi groups.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.04.2019

Task force in the pipeline to reduce environmental impact of ASM mining

The Universities of Exeter in the United Kingdom and Queensland [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.04.2019

Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

No fewer than three west African presidents have been involved in resolving the political crisis that broke out in Mali last August.

Subscribers only Politics 10.04.2019

Insecurity forces Barkhane to deploy in Gourma

Operation Barkhane is intending to deploy in the central town [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 10.04.2019

The road ahead still long for Inata gold

The Indian group Balaji that bought the Inata gold mine in early 2018 to ward off the mine's looming bankruptcy, does still not have the site fully operational.

Subscribers only Mining 02.04.2019

Diggers clear the way for army's anti-terrorist actions

The Ouagadougou government launched Operation Otapuanu in March to fight [...]

Subscribers only Defence 02.04.2019

Sunny horizons for Paris

Ouagadougou has turned the solar energy sector into a globalised laboratory and France is seeking a piece of the action. Analysis.

Subscribers only Business 27.03.2019

Kabore showers electricity projects with cash ahead of elections

While the run-up to Burkinabe's 2020 presidential election is caught [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.03.2019

Jean-Emile Somda combs through mining accounts

Under the impetus of the court magistrate, Jean-Emile Somda, the Burkina Faso Court of Audit plans to launch an audit [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.03.2019

Seni Ouedraogo takes a closer look at working conditions in mineral sector

With the Burkinabe labour code under review and the collective [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.03.2019

Tambao: International Chamber of Commerce dismisses Frank Timis and Ouagadougou in one blow

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has stopped Pan African Minerals boss Frank Timis in his search for compensation from [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.03.2019

Spotlight
Climate of insecurity compromises Roch Marc Christian Kabore's chances for 2020

Roch Marc Christian Kabore is just twenty months away from running for a second term as president in November 2020. But his path to re-election is seriously hindered by the unprecedented spread of terrorism since he came to power and [.

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2019

Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore's term will end next year.

Monuments sow discord from Kinshasa to Ouagadougou

In recent days, there has been a growing polemic on [...]

Subscribers only 13.03.2019

Daniel Marini swaps Kinross gold for Trevali zinc

French geologist Daniel Marini took over the general management of Canadian Trevali Mining offshoot Nantou Mining Burkina Faso in February. [...]

Free access Mining 05.03.2019

Nairobi and Ouagadougou driving the fight against mercury in mines

While many African countries are now seeking to stop the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2019

Philippe Heim lobbies for Societe Generale in Ouagadougou

The deputy managing director of the international retail arm of [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.02.2019

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Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

Pierre-Olivier Sur manoeuvres on Blaise's behalf

Nyota scouts for contracts through connected oil man Philip Rand

Canberra puts mining security on the agenda

In Focus
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Beijing hogs the roads

Luc Marius Ibriga, Ouagadougou's ‘Mr Clean'

Jean Lamy set to depart

Al-Qasabi to build hospitals

In Focus
Kabore follows Compaore's example and talks to the Jihadists

Task force in the pipeline to reduce environmental impact of ASM mining

Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

Insecurity forces Barkhane to deploy in Gourma

The road ahead still long for Inata gold

Diggers clear the way for army's anti-terrorist actions

Sunny horizons for Paris

Kabore showers electricity projects with cash ahead of elections

Jean-Emile Somda combs through mining accounts

Seni Ouedraogo takes a closer look at working conditions in mineral sector

Tambao: International Chamber of Commerce dismisses Frank Timis and Ouagadougou in one blow

Spotlight
Climate of insecurity compromises Roch Marc Christian Kabore's chances for 2020

Monuments sow discord from Kinshasa to Ouagadougou

Daniel Marini swaps Kinross gold for Trevali zinc

Nairobi and Ouagadougou driving the fight against mercury in mines

Philippe Heim lobbies for Societe Generale in Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso

Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

Pierre-Olivier Sur manoeuvres on Blaise's behalf

Nyota scouts for contracts through connected oil man Philip Rand

Canberra puts mining security on the agenda

In Focus Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Beijing hogs the roads

Luc Marius Ibriga, Ouagadougou's ‘Mr Clean'

Jean Lamy set to depart

Al-Qasabi to build hospitals

In Focus Kabore follows Compaore's example and talks to the Jihadists

Task force in the pipeline to reduce environmental impact of ASM mining

Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

Insecurity forces Barkhane to deploy in Gourma

The road ahead still long for Inata gold

Diggers clear the way for army's anti-terrorist actions

Sunny horizons for Paris

Kabore showers electricity projects with cash ahead of elections

Jean-Emile Somda combs through mining accounts

Seni Ouedraogo takes a closer look at working conditions in mineral sector

Tambao: International Chamber of Commerce dismisses Frank Timis and Ouagadougou in one blow

Spotlight Climate of insecurity compromises Roch Marc Christian Kabore's chances for 2020

Monuments sow discord from Kinshasa to Ouagadougou

Daniel Marini swaps Kinross gold for Trevali zinc

Nairobi and Ouagadougou driving the fight against mercury in mines

Philippe Heim lobbies for Societe Generale in Ouagadougou

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In Focus
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

In Focus
Kabore follows Compaore's example and talks to the Jihadists

Spotlight
Climate of insecurity compromises Roch Marc Christian Kabore's chances for 2020