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Burkina Faso

Head of tax steps in to ease miners vs. population feud

Appointed the new director general of tax for Burkina Faso on June 6, Moumouni Lougue struck straight into making measures [...]

Free access 16.07.2019

The anti-fraud brigade comes out as winner of the Essakane crisis

The ripple-on effect in Burkina Faso's mining sector from the [...]

Subscribers only 16.07.2019

High-level intelligence meeting at the Elysee

Having discussed the situation in the Sahel with Alassane Ouattara on 9 July, Emmanuel Macron is due to chair a [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 10.07.2019

Securiport secures $95 million win against Talon

For the last six months, envoys from the American airport security firm Securiport have been making a beeline for the [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.2019

Who has their eyes on BNP Paribas network?

Put up for sale in early June, BNP's branches in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea have attracted several offers from west African financial institutions.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 10.07.2019

Bonkoungou lays on a flight for Patrice Talon

On 7 July, Patrice Talon travelled to the African Union [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.07.2019

Essakane coal troubles state prosecutor Laurent Poda

Ever since he has been in charge of investigating a matter of coal at the Essakane gold mine, the state [...]

Free access 02.07.2019

Arrow offers itself a front-row entrance into gold mining

With its purchase of Boromo Gold, Arrow has picked up a complete set of gold projects and an experienced team to handle them.

Subscribers only Mining 02.07.2019

Jain, Orient and Marubeni to process cotton

With 95% of Burkinabe cotton exported raw, Chinese, Indian and Japanese firms like Jain, Orient and Marubeni are now looking to process it prior to export.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2019

Kadre Desire Ouedraogo reviews his troops with an eye on 2020

The former Burkinabe prime minister Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, aka "KDO", who wants to run for president in 2020, is relying [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.06.2019

Florence Parly expected in Ouagadougou

The French army minister Florence Parly will travel to Ouagadougou [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 26.06.2019

Banker Idrissa Nassa sets sights on BNP Paribas

Idrissa Nassa, the CEO of Coris Bank International (CBI), which [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 26.06.2019

ECOWAS mining code nearing completion?

Mining ministers within Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...]

Subscribers only 18.06.2019

In Focus
Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

The Lecourt family, which has been established on the Rock of Monaco for the last two generations, began in the soap business before going on to build up a profitable agricultural trading business and then a cleaning business of a non-corporal sort, registering companies in Monaco for third parties.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.06.2019

Delays on mining development fund fuels civil unrest

Created to centralise mining operators' contributions to local development, the Burkinabe local mining development fund (FMDL) is still in the [...]

Subscribers only 04.06.2019

Spotlight
Airports spark intense international rivalries

At a time when many African capitals are constructing new airports to ease congestion around urban centres, such projects are giving rise to intense rivalry between new and established powers on the continent, all against a backdrop of growing sub-regional [.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.05.2019

Extension of Diori-Hamani airport in Niamey, built and run by Turkish group Summa.

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Burkina Faso

Head of tax steps in to ease miners vs. population feud

The anti-fraud brigade comes out as winner of the Essakane crisis

High-level intelligence meeting at the Elysee

Securiport secures $95 million win against Talon

Who has their eyes on BNP Paribas network?

Bonkoungou lays on a flight for Patrice Talon

Essakane coal troubles state prosecutor Laurent Poda

Arrow offers itself a front-row entrance into gold mining

Jain, Orient and Marubeni to process cotton

Kadre Desire Ouedraogo reviews his troops with an eye on 2020

Florence Parly expected in Ouagadougou

Banker Idrissa Nassa sets sights on BNP Paribas

ECOWAS mining code nearing completion?

In Focus
Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

Delays on mining development fund fuels civil unrest

Spotlight
Airports spark intense international rivalries

Document
Enduring turmoil in Sahel

G5 Sahel chief Hanena Ould Sidi prepares his departure

A disintegrating Sahel

Sinosure underwrites Roch Marc Christian Kabore

Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

Patrice Talon's turn to fall into terrorist trap

Pierre-Olivier Sur manoeuvres on Blaise's behalf

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

BNP to downsize regionally

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Burkina Faso

Head of tax steps in to ease miners vs. population feud

The anti-fraud brigade comes out as winner of the Essakane crisis

High-level intelligence meeting at the Elysee

Securiport secures $95 million win against Talon

Who has their eyes on BNP Paribas network?

Bonkoungou lays on a flight for Patrice Talon

Essakane coal troubles state prosecutor Laurent Poda

Arrow offers itself a front-row entrance into gold mining

Jain, Orient and Marubeni to process cotton

Kadre Desire Ouedraogo reviews his troops with an eye on 2020

Florence Parly expected in Ouagadougou

Banker Idrissa Nassa sets sights on BNP Paribas

ECOWAS mining code nearing completion?

In Focus Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

Delays on mining development fund fuels civil unrest

Spotlight Airports spark intense international rivalries

Document Enduring turmoil in Sahel

G5 Sahel chief Hanena Ould Sidi prepares his departure

A disintegrating Sahel

Sinosure underwrites Roch Marc Christian Kabore

Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

Patrice Talon's turn to fall into terrorist trap

Pierre-Olivier Sur manoeuvres on Blaise's behalf

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

BNP to downsize regionally

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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In Focus
Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

Spotlight
Airports spark intense international rivalries

Document
Enduring turmoil in Sahel