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Burkina Faso

Boungou gold mine far from recovery

The mine bought by Simon Tiemtoré's Canadian company Lilium Mining in 2023 has ground to a halt because of ongoing militant attacks on fuel deliveries.

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2024

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

Within the framework of SWAIMS, the European Union-funded Support to the West African Integrated Maritime Strategy, 12 coastal countries in West Africa have been selected to receive 24 fast rescue boats.

Subscribers only Defence 02.02.2024

UN's West Africa head on his way to Moscow

The UN special representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mozambique's Leonardo Santos Simao, is booked to travel to Moscow in the first quarter of this year. He has a meeting with the Russian foreign ministry to discuss the situation in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.01.2024

UN's West Africa head visited Élysée to talk junta sanctions

During a trip to Paris and Brussels, UNOWAS's Leonardo Santos Simao, held talks with officials, calling for a reduction in the sanctions against Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's juntas.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.12.2023

Macron dismisses his foreign ministry's Africa director

Christophe Bigot's hold on his position as the French foreign ministry's Africa head had been shaky for months before his sacking on 12 December. In the end, it came down to his handling of the Niger coup.

Subscribers only Politics 18.12.2023

EU rift precipitates G5 Sahel crisis

The future of the joint G5 Sahel force had created sharp tensions between rival EU bodies over the past few months. The row has resurfaced just as Burkina Faso and Niger have announced they are withdrawing from the organisation, which resulted in its dissolution on 6 December.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - The Sahel security crisis 08.12.2023

Macron ponders French military presence in Africa

A gathering of France's top defence officials to discuss pressing issues about Africa that was original scheduled for 14 November will now take place on 12 December.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.12.2023

Adama Soro pushed out as head of Chamber of Mines

Soro was quietly shown the door by mining operators after his government lobbying proved ineffectual.

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2023

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EU seeks path forward as Ouagadougou builds ties with Moscow

While Ibrahim Traoré's junta continues to strengthen its relations with Russia, the possibility of providing military support to the Burkinabe authorities is once again on the agenda in Brussels. But opinions in the bloc are strongly divided on this highly sensitive issue.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.11.2023

Captain Ibrahim Traoré and Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Macron reschedules defence council meeting focused on Africa

A meeting of the Élysée Palace's defence council, devoted specifically to Africa and initially planned for 14 November, is set to be rescheduled to another date before 28 November.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.11.2023

French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

The French President is due to chair a Defence Council meeting on 14 November devoted exclusively to Africa. The future of France's military presence on the continent will be at the heart of the talks, at a time when the coup d'état in Niger has prompted the Élysée to review its initial plans.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.11.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron with France's Chief of the Defence Staff Thierry Burkhard, in Villepinte, north of Paris, on 13 June 2022.

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

The contract to provide 30 vessels as part of the European Union-funded Support to the West African Integrated Maritime Strategy has sparked interest from several fast rescue boat manufacturers.

Subscribers only Defence 06.11.2023

Spanish civil guards and Ghanaian military personnel train on the Volta river, Ghana, 11 March 2023.

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Having established a foothold in French-speaking and central Africa, the French company's African branch, which is a specialist internet service provider, is looking to break into new markets in English-speaking countries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.11.2023

Junta ups gold royalties to plug deficit

The royalties levied on gold in Burkina Faso are set to rise substantially.

Subscribers only Mining 27.10.2023

Saïd Sanogo, Abu Dhabi's oil rep in Abidjan and Ouagadougou

Emirati oil giant ADNOC has tasked BSC International, which is run by Saïd Sanogo, with boosting its sales of refined products in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 20.10.2023

French foreign ministry quietly cuts support of Sahel media

Canal France International's projects in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been quietly suspended following the coup that overthrew Mohamed Bazoum. The programmes of the French Médias Monde subsidiary had aimed to support local press and contribute towards democratic development.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.10.2023

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna.

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

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

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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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2023

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu in Gigiri, Nairobi, on 16 July 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

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Burkina Faso

Boungou gold mine far from recovery

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

UN's West Africa head on his way to Moscow

UN's West Africa head visited Élysée to talk junta sanctions

Macron dismisses his foreign ministry's Africa director

EU rift precipitates G5 Sahel crisis

Macron ponders French military presence in Africa

Adama Soro pushed out as head of Chamber of Mines

Spotlight
EU seeks path forward as Ouagadougou builds ties with Moscow

Macron reschedules defence council meeting focused on Africa

French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Junta ups gold royalties to plug deficit

Saïd Sanogo, Abu Dhabi's oil rep in Abidjan and Ouagadougou

French foreign ministry quietly cuts support of Sahel media

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

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

Spotlight
New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

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

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Burkina Faso

Boungou gold mine far from recovery

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

UN's West Africa head on his way to Moscow

UN's West Africa head visited Élysée to talk junta sanctions

Macron dismisses his foreign ministry's Africa director

EU rift precipitates G5 Sahel crisis

Macron ponders French military presence in Africa

Adama Soro pushed out as head of Chamber of Mines

Spotlight EU seeks path forward as Ouagadougou builds ties with Moscow

Macron reschedules defence council meeting focused on Africa

French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Junta ups gold royalties to plug deficit

Saïd Sanogo, Abu Dhabi's oil rep in Abidjan and Ouagadougou

French foreign ministry quietly cuts support of Sahel media

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

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

Spotlight New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

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

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EU seeks path forward as Ouagadougou builds ties with Moscow

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New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership