News Burkina Faso: Tomato importers urge gov’t to boost local production amid Burkina Faso ban
The Chairman of the Tomato Importers Association, Eric Osei Tuffour, has called on the government to urgently support local tomato production following Burkina Faso’s decision to suspend all fresh tomato exports across its territory.
News Burkina Faso: Above Food Congratulates Merger Partner Palm Global Technologies and Subsidiary Palm Promax Investments on Landmark Burkina Faso Stablecoin Agreement and Multi-Trillion-Dollar ...
-Above Food Ingredients Inc. today announced and celebrated the first of many sovereign strategic partnerships involving its merger partner Palm Global Technologies and its subsidiary Palm Promax Investments LLC. The President's Office of Burkina Faso, in coordination with the Promotion and Investment Center for Burkina Faso and Partners, has formally...
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Mining Development Fund Surpasses $150 Million in 2025
Burkina Faso’s Mining Development Fund raised CFA85.72 billion ($152 million) in 2025. Authorities allocated 59% of the funds to the Patriotic Support Fund and 41% to local development projects.
News Burkina Faso: Crisis in Burkina Faso: What you need to know and how you can help
Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Launches Rehabilitation of Bobo-Dioulasso–Banfora Corridor
Burkina Faso launches rehabilitation of Bobo-Dioulasso–Banfora and Banfora–Orodara roads Projects worth 81 billion CFA francs aim to boost mobility and trade Upgrades strengthen logistics corridor ...
News Burkina Faso: Gov’t initiates talks with Burkina Faso over fresh tomato export ban
Government has announced plans to engage authorities in neighbouring Burkina Faso following a recent decision to suspend the export of fresh tomatoes, a development that is expected to affect supply and pricing within Ghana’s domestic market.
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso bans fresh tomato exports to protect local processing industry
Burkina Faso has suspended all fresh tomato exports across its territory with immediate effect, as the military-led government moves to protect domestic processing units from supply shortages. The ban, announced in a joint communiqué dated March 16, 2026, was signed by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Artisanat, Serge Gnaniodem Poda, and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Water, Animal and Fisheries Resources, Commandant Ismaël Sombie.
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso: Parliament backs ban on political parties
Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has endorsed a sweeping ban on political parties, effectively aligning itself with the military-led administration ...
News Burkina Faso: Sahel Confederation names Bayala to lead new regional investment bank
AES appoints Balibié Serge Auguste Bayala as first president of BCID-AES Bank created in 2025 to fund strategic projects in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Institution starts with initial capital of ...
News Burkina Faso: Why ECOWAS lifted economic sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
Citing humanitarian considerations, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday resolved to lift some of the sanctions it had imposed on Niger, Mali and Guinea, following the ...
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Pours $28.6 Million Into State Data Centers
Burkina Faso inaugurated two government mini-datacenters costing $28.6 million. Authorities aim to keep public and private data hosted inside the country under a digital sovereignty strategy.
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso plans public holding to consolidate state stakes in banks
A state-owned banking holding is planned for launch in 2026 The structure will centralize and manage public shareholdings in banks The move follows a broader rise in state ownership across WAEMU ...
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso: U.S. to launch AI, digital skills training for youth in 2026
U.S. to launch digital and AI training programme in Burkina Faso Courses target youth skills at American Spaces in three cities Initiative supports rising demand for digital skills across Africa The ...
News Burkina Faso: Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso - a Shared History Collides With Political Fractures
Analysis - For many decades, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali constituted one of the most integrated spaces of human and economic circulation in West Africa. Beyond simple geographical neighbours, these three former French colonies are linked by intense commercial exchange, ancient cross-border mobilities, and social and family ties.
News Burkina Faso: BRVM Lists Burkina Faso’s First Securitization Fund Bonds
BRVM listed the bonds of the FCTC Sonabhy 8.1% 2025–2031, marking Burkina Faso’s first securitization fund admitted to the exchange. Sonabhy raised more than CFA34 billion ($60.8 million), exceeding ...
News Burkina Faso: Climate Change as an Economic Threat: How Burkina Faso Can Build Fiscal and Climate Resilience
The IMF’s Climate Policy Diagnostic finds that climate change is already undermining Burkina Faso’s economy by intensifying heat, water scarcity, and shocks that threaten growth, public finances, and food security. It argues that gradual energy, fuel, water, and disaster-risk reforms, paired with social protection can strengthen resilience, reduce fiscal pressure, and support sustainable development.
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso seeks to learn from Belarus' expertise in agriculture
MOSCOW, 15 October (BelTA) - Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik held a meeting with Ambassador of Burkina Faso to the Russian Federation with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of ...
News Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso: anticipating the immediate consequences of conflict on agricultural livelihoods and food security
In the Liptako Gourma cross-border areas of Burkina Faso , Mali and the Niger , the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity (CH Phase 3+)
