The language shift is part of Niger’s new Refoundation Charter, which also cements General Tiani’s rule for a 60-month transition period. Niger joins Mali and Burkina Faso in distancing from France, ...

Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM, TSX: FVI) agreed to sell its Burkina Faso operations to Mauritius-based Soleil Resources International for about $130 million cash. The sale represents “a prudent exit ...

SRI is a private Mauritius company which operates three mines, holds exploration permits, and owns a drilling company all in Burkina Faso. Following the completion of the Transaction, Fortuna will ...

Djibo, a town in northern Burkina Faso, came under attack this morning by jihadist forces, adding to the string of violent incidents that have destabilized the region. Affiliated with the Group ...

Ibrahim Traore is Burkina Faso’s president today, courtesy of two coups in under nine months – January and September 2022. He became the world’s youngest head of state in September, when he and other ...

They won 2-0 against South Africa at the current finals. Burkina Faso’s six games against COSAFA member nations has produced 19 goals at 3.17 goals per game. They have scored 16 of these goals and ...

Once the review is approved by IMF Management and completed by the IMF Executive Board, Burkina Faso will have access to about US$ 32 million (SDR 24.1 million) in financing. Economic growth is ...

President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso declared that the country is undergoing a "popular, progressive revolution" instead of functioning under a democratic system He criticised the notion that ...

Burkina Faso’s military government has officially granted amnesty to 21 soldiers who were convicted for their involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2015. The decision, issued through a presidential ...

A video circulated on social media on April 2, 2025, showing three outspoken journalists from Burkina Faso in military uniforms. Guezouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem had been ...

In a sharp diplomatic move, the military-led juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have recalled their ambassadors from Algeria following the downing of a Malian drone last week. The Alliance of ...

Burkina Faso, Seychelles and Somalia, as well as an island in the Pacific, Palau. Trump did include most of the overseas dependent territories of the British, French, Dutch and New Zealanders.