The Burkinabè government and the COMFIB examined a 2026 supplementary budget bill providing for new spending, including tax exemptions for livestock farming and support measures for SMEs. MPs also questioned how the fiscal benefits would be monitored and made effective.
At SAMAO-SEMH-AES 2026 in Ouagadougou, IAMGOLD Essakane highlighted its mining governance and local content practices. The AES ministers for mines, energy and petroleum also visited the stands and signed two frameworks on visual identity and innovation.
By the end of June 2026, the Burkinabè state had mobilised CFA 2,118.4 billion in revenue, 27.7% more than a year earlier, according to the DGEP. Public spending rose only slightly and financing capacity improved.
The report reviews Council of Ministers meetings in several UEMOA countries. It mainly details decisions taken in Burkina Faso and Mali, along with brief updates on Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau.
In Ouagadougou, SAMAO 2026 and the first AES Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons Week highlighted the mining, energy and oil potential of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Speakers also stressed that these resources, especially solar energy, remain largely underexploited.
Meeting in Ouagadougou within the SAMAO and SEMH-AES framework, the mines, oil and energy ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger detailed their vision for an integrated confederal market. They discussed harmonized rules, a shared strategic reserve and several projects, including the…
The government presents the 2026-2028 agropastoral, hydraulic and fisheries offensive, valued at CFAF 839.99 billion. The plan includes production targets, hydro-agricultural works, water measures and urban environmental actions.
In Ouagadougou, the Sino-Burkinabè Friendship and Cooperation Association held its 5th symposium on Chinese modernization and its lessons for Burkina Faso. Discussions focused on industrialization, poverty reduction and several figures on bilateral cooperation.
Saidou Maïga, former mayor of Falagountou and Burkina Faso’s ambassador to Senegal, has signed copies of his first book, “Mayor of Falagountou.” The book recounts his experience leading the commune from 2016 to 2020 and its local achievements.
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana visited Bissa Gold in Sabcé to encourage the security forces and VDPs mobilized to protect the mine and its surroundings. The visit also included exchanges with mine officials and the forces in charge of its security.
In an op-ed, Dambisa Moyo argues that AI risks, including an extreme extinction scenario, must be taken seriously. She calls for stronger cyberdefenses, regulation and international cooperation.
The Burkina Public Finance Institute has launched the final dissertation defenses for 394 Cycle A trainees. The opening defense focused on Burkina Faso’s public debt, in the presence of the finance ministry and the Gabonese ambassador.
The mining company KIAKA SA donated office furniture and IT equipment worth more than 13 million FCFA to the Gogo gendarmerie brigade in Zoundwéogo province, at the request of the special delegation's head. The donation aims to improve the brigade's working conditions.
Kounkatcho FC won the 11th edition of the Maracana Fair-play football tournament, held on 27 September 2026 at the Bambata high school in Ouagadougou, after a penalty shootout against FCEB. The tournament, with 36 teams, was themed on social cohesion.
Burkina Faso is due to inaugurate its first gold refinery in Ouagadougou on 28 September 2026. It will allow gold mined in the country, previously refined abroad, to be processed locally and reduce raw gold exports.
The German spare parts brand FEBI, a subsidiary of Bilstein Group, presented its range to Burkinabè garage owners and parts dealers at an evening event on 25 September. It announced a stronger presence in the country, with Iron Biby as ambassador.
In a press interview on 27 September 2026, President Ibrahim Traoré outlined his view of Burkina Faso's economy: the fight against fraud, the takeover of certain industrial units, the APEC financing agency and the agro-pastoral drive.
The organizing committee outlined the “Night of the RPP” in Ouagadougou, scheduled for the fourth anniversary of Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s coming to power. The event will feature tributes to the defense and security forces and VDP, a presentation of RPP achievements, and security instructions.
At 14, Chérif Kounta created Alpha IA and designed “FasoNova,” a Burkinabè artificial intelligence conceived in Burkina Faso. The article presents the young tech creator and his project.
At a press briefing, President Ibrahim Traoré outlined Burkina Faso's energy projects: grid modernisation (400 kV lines, over 100 billion CFA francs in investment), training of national engineers, and a target of 100% electricity coverage by 2030.
