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Burkina Faso approves CFA104 billion electrification programme to close rural power gap

Burkina Faso has approved a CFA104.175 billion power expansion scheme designed to connect more than 250,000 households and narrow the country's vast urban-rural electricity gap.

TEXFORCES-BF: Burkina Faso Launches Textile Complex to Transform Cotton Locally

Burkina Faso has inaugurated TEXFORCES-BF, a major integrated textile complex near Bobo-Dioulasso designed to process local cotton into finished fabrics and garments. Authorities say the project will strengthen industrial sovereignty, create jobs and reduce dependence on imports

Burkina Faso Trade Surplus Hits Record 2,320bn FCFA as Gold Exports Surge

Burkina Faso recorded its largest trade surplus on record in the first half of 2026, with gold exports surging more than 70% year-on-year and driving export earnings to historic highs.

How Burkina Faso’s Energy Independence Strategy Is Reshaping the Economy

Burkina Faso's energy independence agenda is advancing through major power investments, solar expansion and gold sector reforms as the government targets an end to electricity imports by 2030.

Burkina Faso France Diplomatic Ties Rupture as Paris Threatens Response

Burkina Faso has formally severed diplomatic relations with France, marking the sharpest break yet between Ouagadougou and its former colonial ruler. Paris says it is considering reciprocal measures as tensions over security, sovereignty, and foreign influence reshape the Sahel region.

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Nearly 800 migrants rescued off Senegal in a single day

Nearly 800 migrants rescued off Senegal in a single day as four overloaded boats were intercepted at sea. The operation came amid renewed departures towards Spain's Canary Islands, a deadly shipwreck off Kébémer and growing pressure on Senegalese authorities to disrupt smuggling networks.

9 expelled gold miners dead as Mali counts the cost of Guinea’s crackdown

9 expelled gold miners have died in Mali following Guinea's crackdown on uncontrolled gold mining in Siguiri. As Bamako reports mass arrivals and Conakry counts arrests, questions remain over the circumstances of the deaths, the scale of the expulsions and the treatment of foreign workers.

FRN offensive pushes deep into South Kivu as Kabila’s rebel front tests Kinshasa

Joseph Kabila's FRN offensive has made rapid gains in South Kivu, capturing settlements along the RN3 highway and displacing more than 160,000 people. The advance raises questions about military preparedness, alleged complicity within the Congolese army and the future of the Doha peace process.

Ghana passport scandal: Ten passports cancelled as opposition claims 300 beneficiaries

Ghana has cancelled ten Service Passports following allegations of an organised passport-selling scheme. The opposition claims about 300 people travelled on questionable diplomatic and service documents, while the government has referred two officers to the police and the Office of the Special Prosecutor has opened an investigation.

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