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Burkina Faso

Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré appeals to Doha

Burkinabe Foreign Minister Olivia Rouamba has requested a meeting with her Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.06.2023

France seeks to secure Paris-Ouagadougou air route

French diplomats have for several weeks been seeking to regularise the situation of a French police officer seconded to Ouagadougou international airport.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.06.2023

Gide, Mazars and Titane compete for fibre optics feasibility study

French firms Gide Loyrette Nouel, Mazars and Titane are currently bidding for a feasibility study contract for an extension of Mauritania's backbone, a major project aiming to equip the country with fibre optics.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.06.2023

EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Wagner, sale of permits to AfroTurk, requisitioning of gold... Burkina Faso's military junta has been caught up in a series of scandals recently. This is jeopardising the country's membership of the EITI, which investors see as a guarantee of reliability.

Subscribers only Mining 06.06.2023

Oleg Maximov, Nordgold's discreet junta go-between

The Russian mining giant recently entrusted one of its executives with responsibility for strategic talks with the various transitional authorities in West Africa, where the company is trying to defend its interests while also getting around sanctions.

Subscribers only Mining 02.06.2023

Ibrahim Traore's trusted spin doctors

In recent months, the Burkinabe junta leader has been relying on two confidants, one of whom is his brother, to steer his communications strategy. The duo played a key part in the running of the pro-transition events in May.

Subscribers only Politics 01.06.2023

African Parks picks Benin's Akpona as new West Africa boss

African Parks has appointed Benin's Hugues Akpona as its new West Africa regional director. He takes over from Erik Mararv, who moves on to oversee the parks administered by the NGO in Chad.

Subscribers only Defence 30.05.2023

UN struggles to replace resident coordinator

The Burkianbe junta has once again rejected the United Nations' request for certification for a replacement of the organisation's resident coordinator Barbara Manzi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.05.2023

OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

After opening its first fertiliser plant in Nigeria last October, phosphate giant OCP, 95% owned by the Moroccan state, is keen to repeat that success elsewhere in West Africa. It is prospecting in Togo and Senegal.

Subscribers only Business 19.05.2023

President Traore pampers miner Iamgold

Despite needing money to buy weapons to fight armed groups in the north of Burkina Faso, the junta has decided to turn a blind eye to the Canadian firm's infringement of customs regulations. IamGold is the last mining firm operating in this region beset by terrorist violence.

Subscribers only Mining 16.05.2023

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Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa

The "re-articulation" of France's military presence in Africa, announced by President Macron in February, is taking shape. Plans to drastically reduce numbers at the country's permanent bases in West Africa are already well advanced.

Subscribers only Defence 09.05.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Port-Bouët camp, Ivory Coast, December 2019.

Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

The Bamako-registered limited company Skygold Resources is hoping to take over the Taparko mine after its offer was accepted by Russia's Nordgold, but the deal still has to be greenlighted by the authorities in Ouagadougou.

Subscribers only Mining 05.05.2023

Helicopters and kalachnikovs on Ouagadougou's shopping list

Confronté à une situation militaire tendue sur le terrain face aux groupes armés, l'état-major burkinabè cherche à accélérer l'acquisition d'équipements tant au profit de l'armée que des forces supplétives.

Subscribers only Defence 04.05.2023

Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Two months on from a visit to Ouagadougou by EU representatives to make a fresh offer of security back-up, the Burkinabe junta has still not responded to Brussels.

Subscribers only Defence 03.05.2023

Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

The Canadian firm Altair Resources is relying on Toussaint Bamouni, the former head of Burkina Faso's chamber of mines, to boost its presence in the country's mining sector.

Subscribers only Mining 03.05.2023

Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

Ouagadougou has made its choice of new ambassador in Paris. France is expected to agree, but is still waiting for the approval of the Burkinabe authorities for the future French representative in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2023

AU chair Assoumani due in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Conakry

Azali Assoumani, the Comorian president and current chair of the African Union, is set to visit Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea in the course of May to set in train mediation for the three states to rejoin the pan-African organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2023

Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

The Russian firm, faced with insecurity in Burkina Faso, Western sanctions hitting its gold exports, and deteriorating relations with the ruling junta, has found a buyer for its Taparko mine. The group is now looking for candidates for its Bissa and Yimiougou sites.

Subscribers only Mining 25.04.2023

Workers in front of a gold ore stockpile at the Taparko gold mine site, northern Burkina Faso, 11 March 2009.

Mozambican ex-foreign minister tipped for top UNOWAS job

At UN headquarters in New York, the name Leonardo Santos Simão, Mozambique's former foreign minister under Joaquim Chissano, is doing the rounds as the potential next head of UNOWAS.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.04.2023

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Companies linked to Mauritanian businessman Yacoub Sidya are omnipresent around the African operations of Russian miner Nordgold, which was hit by sanctions after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The gold mining firm, however, takes great care to remain in the background.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 17.04.2023

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As Wagner spectre looms, EU reaches out to Ouagadougou

Talks between the European Union and Burkina Faso on possible security support recently resumed. The EU is keen to maintain links with the junta led by Captain Traoré, but would freeze any aid plans if Ouagadougou signs a deal with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.04.2023

A banner of the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore is seen during a protest to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on the 20 January 2023.

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is about to launch a new programme, financed by the State Department, to encourage the return to civilian rule in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Chad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.04.2023

Ouagadougou edges closer to gold refinery build

Ibrahim Traoré is determined to push through a gold refinery project to generate much-needed revenue, and the Ministry of Mines is drafting a bill that would make it mandatory for gold producers to refine part of their local production in the country.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 07.04.2023

Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

The junta, which is in financial difficulty, particularly because of the cost of its battle with the armed groups rife in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, is doing all it can to get its hands on the cash generated by the mines.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 05.04.2023

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

After a trip to Abidjan, the head of the French parliament's armed forces committee, Thomas Gassilloud, will travel to Senegal and Niger this month to discuss the reorganisation of French military deployment in West Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 04.04.2023

Thomas Gassilloud, president of the National Defense and Armed Forces Commission, the 24th of January 2023

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Burkina Faso

Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré appeals to Doha

France seeks to secure Paris-Ouagadougou air route

Gide, Mazars and Titane compete for fibre optics feasibility study

EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Oleg Maximov, Nordgold's discreet junta go-between

Ibrahim Traore's trusted spin doctors

African Parks picks Benin's Akpona as new West Africa boss

UN struggles to replace resident coordinator

OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

President Traore pampers miner Iamgold

Spotlight
Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa

Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Helicopters and kalachnikovs on Ouagadougou's shopping list

Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

AU chair Assoumani due in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Conakry

Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

Mozambican ex-foreign minister tipped for top UNOWAS job

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

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As Wagner spectre looms, EU reaches out to Ouagadougou

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

Ouagadougou edges closer to gold refinery build

Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

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Burkina Faso

Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré appeals to Doha

France seeks to secure Paris-Ouagadougou air route

Gide, Mazars and Titane compete for fibre optics feasibility study

EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Oleg Maximov, Nordgold's discreet junta go-between

Ibrahim Traore's trusted spin doctors

African Parks picks Benin's Akpona as new West Africa boss

UN struggles to replace resident coordinator

OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

President Traore pampers miner Iamgold

Spotlight Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa

Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Helicopters and kalachnikovs on Ouagadougou's shopping list

Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

AU chair Assoumani due in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Conakry

Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

Mozambican ex-foreign minister tipped for top UNOWAS job

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Spotlight As Wagner spectre looms, EU reaches out to Ouagadougou

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

Ouagadougou edges closer to gold refinery build

Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

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As Wagner spectre looms, EU reaches out to Ouagadougou