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Burkina Faso

Cornered, Bollore slams judge and plaintiff in SOPAM case

After an arbitration tribunal ruled in favour of Mohamed Sogli against Bollore, the French group has challenged the decision and attacked the plaintiff's reputation.

Subscribers only Politics 30.11.2016

Kabore seeks new lease of life in Paris

Weakened by social unrest and insecurity, the head of state is banking on an upcoming donors’ conference to finally get his term in office up and running.

Subscribers only Business 30.11.2016

Frank Timis hires Betto Seraglini

Frank Timis, the head of several mining and oil companies [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.11.2016

BCEAO puts pressure on international banks

The BCEAO has asked foreign banks operating within the West [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.11.2016

Blue Oil Energy, a discreet broker out to conquer the continent

A brand new oil brokerage company, Blue Oil Energy, which is based in London and on the highly posh Quai [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2016

SOCAR Confirms drive to expand in region

A visit by Azerbaijan energy minister Natig Aliyev to Benin [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2016

Mines and Money 2016: Alpha Oumar Dissa fancies donors more than investors

Seizing the occasion of an influx of mining investors attending the Mines & Money and Investing in African Mining conferences [...]

Subscribers only 28.11.2016

New legislation on marketing gold to be tabled

Burkina Faso’s mines minister Alpha Oumar Dissa plans to finalize [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Avocet sinks deeper into Inata financial quagmire

Although a court in Ouagadougou lifted the impoundment of one [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Coris Bank finances SCI Helam shopping centre

Burkina Faso’s Coris Bank international has approved the financing of [...]

Subscribers only Business 16.11.2016

Salif Kabore, Francois Compaore’s punching bag

Unable to reach Francois Compaore, who has been in exile [...]

Subscribers only Business 16.11.2016

Tullow cuts sharply into next year’s exploration budget for Africa

Even if Tullow Oil’s creditors have offered it a new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.2016

Tamboura drives new nail in Compaore coffin

Published at the end of October, a Parliamentary inquiry in Burkina Faso into the government’s dealings in the oil sector [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.11.2016

Customs and tax officials learn the ropes about mining

While mining companies in next-door Mali are reeling from pressure [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.11.2016

Too many small-scale miners flout the rules

While the number of permits for artisanal gold mining is [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.11.2016

Mimran throws support behind Teranga on Banfora

The Canadian junior Teranga Gold Corp decided in early November [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.11.2016

Endeavour wants to grow as big as Randgold

The group is to summon its shareholders next month to unveil its new strategy that's both ambitious and costly. Here's a preview.