Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Burkina Faso

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

Several heads of state from ECOWAS are preparing to travel to New York at the end of the month to attend the next United Nations General Assembly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

Business booming for local fuel trader Salfo Souleymane Ilboudo

The loyal acquaintance of Inoussa Kanazoé has made the most of the void left by the global trading giants and support from the coup leaders to become one of the country's biggest fuel suppliers and a major player in the wider West African region.

Subscribers only Energy Commodity traders 31.08.2023

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Former Chadian agriculture minister Djimet Adoum, who has been at the helm of the Coalition for the Sahel since 2021, is preparing to hand over to former Mauritanian foreign minister Hamadi Ould Meimou.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.08.2023

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu in Gigiri, Nairobi, on 16 July 2023. © Simon Maina/AFP

Spotlight
New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

As the new chair of the Economic Community of West African States, the Nigerian president wants to inject fresh energy into the organisation's leadership as it struggles more than ever with military juntas and Islamist militant threats across the region. He has set up a task force to tackle the issue.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2023

British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey (L) speaks next to European Council President Charles Michel (R), during the Accra Initiative summit on West Africa counter-terrorism cooperation which gathered heads of state and government in Accra on November 22, 2022. © Nipah Dennis/AFP

Spotlight
Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

The future of the Accra Initiative, a West African security cooperation structure aimed at stemming the spread of rampant Islamist insurgency from the Sahel, remains uncertain. The United Kingdom and the EU, as key partners in the project, are encouraging member states to clarify their positions before unlocking any significant financial support.

Subscribers only Defence Diplomacy 04.07.2023

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris. © Lewis Joly/Pool/AFP

Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Subscribers only Politics Diplomacy 04.07.2023

Endeavour's sale of gold mines to Simon Tiemtoré marred by tax debt

For the past two years, Burkina Faso customs have been demanding more than €90m for the Boungou and Wahgnion mines, which Endeavour Mining has sold to Simon Tiemtoré of Lilium Capital without disclosing the debt.

Subscribers only Mining 27.07.2023

After Ouagadougou rejects first choice, Paris proposes new ambassador

After a previous candidate failed to secure Ouagadougou's approval, Paris is set to nominate Bertrand Cochery, current ambassador in Chad, to head up the French embassy in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.07.2023

Junta clinches lightning sale of Tambao and Inata mines

The two most coveted permits in Burkina Faso have been snapped up in the space of a few months by the little-known company Afro Turk, following an expedited sale endorsed by Mines Minister Simon-Pierre Boussim.

Subscribers only Mining 19.07.2023

Ouagadougou soon to face shortage of diplomatic representatives in Paris

Burkina Faso may soon have no official representative in Paris. The current chargé d'affaires, who has acted as a link between France and Burkina Faso since the 2021 departure of the last ambassador, Remis Fulgance Dandjinou, is due to step down this month.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.07.2023

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

The 7th symposium of Gulf of Guinea navy commanders is scheduled to take place in Lomé on 18 and 19 October.

Subscribers only Defence 13.07.2023

The real reasons why Endeavour is selling its Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines

The sale of the two sites for $300m to Simon Tiemtoré can be largely explained by attacks from jihadist groups and disputes with local communities that interrupted operations. The Canadian company is now focusing on Abidjan instead.

Subscribers only Mining 11.07.2023

Brussels sceptical of Bola Ahmed Tinubu backing free trade agreement

Nigeria's position on the free trade Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and West African states is 'unlikely to change', according to the EU ambassador to Abuja Samuela Isopi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.07.2023

Souleymane Boly, Endeavour Mining's new boss in Burkina

The son of the former defence minister will move from IamGold to take over the reins at Endeavour from his mentor Adama Soro, who will move to a more local role within the Canadian group.

Subscribers only Mining 07.07.2023

Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

The Elysée and the defence ministry have been holding discreet consultations with a handful of African "partners" to present the reorganisation of France's military presence on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.06.2023

In Focus
Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

The Guinea-Bissau president's hopes of a second term at the ECOWAS helm could well be dashed. The West African regional group, weakened by a series of coups in its member states and by a spat over whether national presidents should be allowed to serve a third term, is looking at several other potential candidates.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.06.2023

The battle to find the next president of ECOWAS has begun.

Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

Burkina Faso's representatives at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's global conference in Dakar made a beeline for its Africa director in the hope that he can soften the tone of a draft report that is scathing of the country's military leaders.

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2023

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

Create a notification

Burkina Faso Picto Synthese

Don't miss a single headline. Sign up to receive weekly summaries of our coverage of Burkina Faso.

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

DRC
Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

Egypt
The rise of militia businessman Arjani

Burkina Faso

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

Business booming for local fuel trader Salfo Souleymane Ilboudo

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Spotlight
New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

Spotlight
Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Endeavour's sale of gold mines to Simon Tiemtoré marred by tax debt

After Ouagadougou rejects first choice, Paris proposes new ambassador

Junta clinches lightning sale of Tambao and Inata mines

Ouagadougou soon to face shortage of diplomatic representatives in Paris

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

The real reasons why Endeavour is selling its Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines

Brussels sceptical of Bola Ahmed Tinubu backing free trade agreement

Souleymane Boly, Endeavour Mining's new boss in Burkina

Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

In Focus
Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

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

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

Egypt The rise of militia businessman Arjani

Running stories

William Ruto's new order

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Burkina Faso

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

Business booming for local fuel trader Salfo Souleymane Ilboudo

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Spotlight New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

Spotlight Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Endeavour's sale of gold mines to Simon Tiemtoré marred by tax debt

After Ouagadougou rejects first choice, Paris proposes new ambassador

Junta clinches lightning sale of Tambao and Inata mines

Ouagadougou soon to face shortage of diplomatic representatives in Paris

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

The real reasons why Endeavour is selling its Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines

Brussels sceptical of Bola Ahmed Tinubu backing free trade agreement

Souleymane Boly, Endeavour Mining's new boss in Burkina

Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

In Focus Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS

Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

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

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

Egypt
The rise of militia businessman Arjani

Spotlight
New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

Spotlight
Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

In Focus
Battle over the future chair of ECOWAS