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Burkina Faso

IBK relegated to the sidelines

Irritated by the febrile approach of their Malian counterpart Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (aka IBK) to counter-terrorism operations, Mohamed Ould Abdel [...]

Free access Politics 18.07.2018

Mining registry boss Zoumana Traore finally achieves his goal

Following several reports the move was imminent (AMI 407), the Burkinabe government has finally inaugurated its new mining registry. As [...]

Free access Mining 10.07.2018

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Trouble down the line for Mahamadou Issoufou

Still at the drawing board stage, the West African rail project championed by the Nigerien president has already sparked two legal wrangles with potentially explosive repercussions for the country. An investigation into a train wreck.Arbitration proceedings Having staked a great [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Creating an airline jointly run by the five G5 Sahel member states is a major project for its permanent secretariat, but it is struggling to get it off the ground.

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

Beijing hits the ground running

As soon as it opens its embassy in Ouagadougou, China will take over the projects begun by Taiwan, but it is aiming higher still.

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

McKinsey set to relaunch Air Burkina

A team from McKinsey headed by Ilan Rozenkopf, the main [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

Could Bouygues' departure sink the Zina project?

As Africa Energy Intelligence understands, French group Bouygues Energies & Services , tasked to build the 30 MW solar power [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2018

Parliament regains control of mining sector with Alassane Bala Sakande

Speaker of Burkina Faso's National Assembly, Alassane Bala Sakande, is slowly picking up from where his predecessor, the late Salif [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.06.2018

Stormy times ahead within the judiciary

Ideological splits and the handling of ultra-sensitive cases have prompted a grave crisis of confidence within the profession.

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2018

G5 Sahel: Riyadh boosts French business

The very high-profile involvement of Saudi Arabia in the G5 Sahel force benefits businesses almost exclusively. An investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2018

Jorge Carlos Fonseca well positioned for the presidency

Faure Gnassingbe does not wish to serve a second term as the head of the Economic Community of West African [...]

Free access Diplomacy 20.06.2018

‘Mr G5 Sahel' Maman Sambo Sidikou brings Rabat up to speed

Since his appointment in February as the permanent secretary of the G5 Sahel, Maman Sambo Sidikou has travelled extensively to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2018

Boni Yayi unperturbed by legal action

Accused of ‘aggravated fraud' by the Burkinabe businessman Mahamadou Bonkoungou [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2018

Ouagadougou welcomes Beijing mining projects with open arms

Just days after renewing diplomatic ties with China on May 24 after cutting off its historical relations ties with Taiwan, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.06.2018

Roch Marc Christian Kabore's vulnerable northern flank

Under pressure from the growing insecurity in the north, the president has been forced to overhaul his intelligence services.

Subscribers only Politics 06.06.2018

The Chinese steamroller arrives in Ougadougou

With the Taiwan issue settled, China's expansion in the sub-region looks set to shift up another gear. Analysis.

Subscribers only Business 06.06.2018

The ultra-sensitive cases facing Maiza Sereme

Since her appointment in 2015 as a magistrate at the Tribunal de Grande Instance (high court) in Ouagadougou, strategically sensitive [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.06.2018

High risk meetings over mining development fund

With meetings projected to finalise the launch of a local development fund provisioned by mining contributions, local NGOs are going [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Barksanem patents its vision of reliable gold sourcing

Barksanem's system to monitor supply chains is being tested in several Burkinabe small-scale gold mines and sold as a licence from Texas.

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Neil Terblanche hunts down gold for Harmony Gold

South African gold giant, Harmony Gold Mining, has reignited past ambitions over the past few weeks. The group, chaired by [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Taiwan derecognised in Ougadougou

Burkinabe foreign minister Alpha Barry put the finishing touch to Africa's alignment with Beijing on May 24 when he announced [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.05.2018

Eddie Komboigo dreams of a presidential destiny

Much inspired by Patrice Talon, the businessman Eddie Komboigo is honing his strategy for the presidential election of 2020 in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.05.2018

Coris Bank wins the contract for the UEMOA bond issue

The founder and boss of Coris Bank International, the banker [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.05.2018

Idrissa Nassa wants a piece of BCB

In referring to ‘a banking group with experience in west [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.05.2018

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Frank Timis unmoved by CCI setback

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) refused on May 11 to grant Frank Timis any advance provision in his legal [...]

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Burkina Faso

IBK relegated to the sidelines

Mining registry boss Zoumana Traore finally achieves his goal

Spotlight | Document
Trouble down the line for Mahamadou Issoufou

Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Beijing hits the ground running

McKinsey set to relaunch Air Burkina

Could Bouygues' departure sink the Zina project?

Parliament regains control of mining sector with Alassane Bala Sakande

Stormy times ahead within the judiciary

G5 Sahel: Riyadh boosts French business

Jorge Carlos Fonseca well positioned for the presidency

‘Mr G5 Sahel' Maman Sambo Sidikou brings Rabat up to speed

Boni Yayi unperturbed by legal action

Ouagadougou welcomes Beijing mining projects with open arms

Roch Marc Christian Kabore's vulnerable northern flank

The Chinese steamroller arrives in Ougadougou

The ultra-sensitive cases facing Maiza Sereme

High risk meetings over mining development fund

Barksanem patents its vision of reliable gold sourcing

Neil Terblanche hunts down gold for Harmony Gold

Taiwan derecognised in Ougadougou

Eddie Komboigo dreams of a presidential destiny

Coris Bank wins the contract for the UEMOA bond issue

Idrissa Nassa wants a piece of BCB

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Frank Timis unmoved by CCI setback

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Burkina Faso

IBK relegated to the sidelines

Mining registry boss Zoumana Traore finally achieves his goal

Spotlight | Document Trouble down the line for Mahamadou Issoufou

Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Beijing hits the ground running

McKinsey set to relaunch Air Burkina

Could Bouygues' departure sink the Zina project?

Parliament regains control of mining sector with Alassane Bala Sakande

Stormy times ahead within the judiciary

G5 Sahel: Riyadh boosts French business

Jorge Carlos Fonseca well positioned for the presidency

‘Mr G5 Sahel' Maman Sambo Sidikou brings Rabat up to speed

Boni Yayi unperturbed by legal action

Ouagadougou welcomes Beijing mining projects with open arms

Roch Marc Christian Kabore's vulnerable northern flank

The Chinese steamroller arrives in Ougadougou

The ultra-sensitive cases facing Maiza Sereme

High risk meetings over mining development fund

Barksanem patents its vision of reliable gold sourcing

Neil Terblanche hunts down gold for Harmony Gold

Taiwan derecognised in Ougadougou

Eddie Komboigo dreams of a presidential destiny

Coris Bank wins the contract for the UEMOA bond issue

Idrissa Nassa wants a piece of BCB

Document Frank Timis unmoved by CCI setback

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Trouble down the line for Mahamadou Issoufou

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Frank Timis unmoved by CCI setback