L'Economiste du Faso (opens the outlet's own site)West African Resources reports first-half 2026 gold production of 232,905 ounces, driven by Kiaka and Sanbrado in Burkina Faso. The group also posted a net profit of AUD 437 million and plans its first dividend.
Update on cabinet meetings in several UEMOA countries. Mali adopted texts on the School of Mines and Petroleum, a new mining research agency, gold exploration permits and agricultural measures; Senegal also held its council of ministers.
In 2025, banks in Burkina Faso granted CFA 2,418.6 billion in loans, according to the BCEAO report on banking conditions in WAEMU. The average lending rate fell slightly to 7.65%, but remains higher for individuals.
The CEO of Zakat House, a CERFI structure, explains how zakat collection and redistribution fund scholarships, income-generating projects, health initiatives and boreholes. The organization says it has mobilized more than CFA 274 million since 2020.
Burkina Faso marked the Night of the Popular Progressive Revolution on 30 September 2026 in Ouagadougou and several other cities. The prime minister praised the defense and security forces and volunteers, and highlighted gains in security, health, education, infrastructure, industry and food…
Vista Group Holding donated school kits and 27 million FCFA to support 193 children of fallen soldiers. The article also mentions the new collective agreement for private security firms, a government exhibition at the SIAO, and September 2026 revenue collection by Customs and the tax administration.
In Burkina Faso, domestic debt has become the main component of public debt, rising from 29.72% in 2016 to 59.77% in 2025. The article also highlights its high cost, with a dominant share of debt service and interest rates above those of external debt.
Coris Bank International-SA handed over a CFA 100 million cheque to the Ministry of Family and Solidarity to support the care of the Nation’s wards. The donation is intended to help more than 1,000 children, including school meals and school kits.
