Burkina Faso: Customs achieves historic performance in revenue mobilisation
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Burkina Faso: Customs mobilises over 141 billion CFA francs in October 2026 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's customs administration collected more than 141 billion CFA francs in October 2026, reaching 116% of its monthly forecast. Director General Yves Kafando praised the result and called for maintaining the momentum.
Burkina/Operation Magnan: over 141 billion FCFA mobilised before the accounts are closed (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's customs service mobilised over 141 billion FCFA under Operation Magnan (10 July–15 October 2026), 116% of the 121 billion forecast. Customs director general Yves Kafando congratulated his teams.
In October, Customs mobilised more than 141 billion FCFA before the accounts were closed (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Customs Director General Yves Kafando congratulates staff on the "Magnan" operation (10 July–15 October 2026) and on October revenue: over 141 billion FCFA collected against a forecast of 121 billion, or 116%.
Burkina: Customs achieves 124 billion FCFA performance in August (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's Directorate General of Customs collected 124 billion FCFA in revenue in August 2026, against a forecast of 118 billion. Director General Yves Kafando praised the performance and urged staff to sustain the momentum until the accounts are closed.
Burkina Faso: Customs revenue for August 2026 exceeds forecast with 124 billion CFA francs (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's customs service collected 124 billion CFA francs in revenue in August 2026, against a forecast of 118 billion, according to Director General Yves Kafando. The final figure will be set after the accounts are closed.
Burkina Faso: Customs achieves historic performance in revenue mobilisation (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's customs administration mobilised 124 billion FCFA in August 2026, against a forecast of 118 billion, before the month's accounts were closed. Director General Yves Kafando hailed a historic performance and called for the momentum to be maintained.
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Burkina Customs: 1,231 billion FCFA already mobilised
Burkina Faso's customs collected over 141 billion FCFA in October 2026, 116% of the forecast. Cumulative revenue reached 1,231 billion FCFA, already equalling all of 2025, helped by the anti-fraud operation "Magnan".
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Burkina Faso: Customs seizes 2,310 sticks of dynamite and 7,500 detonators
On 27 October 2026, Burkina Faso's Directorate General of Customs announced the seizure of 2,310 sticks of dynamite hidden in a transit truck and 7,500 detonators found on a passenger bus. The Director General warned smugglers of strict sanctions.
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Burkina Faso: over 10 billion FCFA worth of smuggled goods seized by Customs
Burkina Faso’s customs service announced seizures of prohibited goods worth more than CFA 10 billion under Operation Maya, carried out from 10 July to 15 October 2026. The goods included medicines, drugs, explosives, cyanide, mercury and food products.
7 sourcesBurkina24 +6
Burkina: drug trafficker tries to bribe Customs with 2,500,000 CFA francs
Burkinabè Customs seized 150,000 Tapendadol tablets, valued at over 295 million FCFA, hidden in a clinker shipment at the Cinkansé border. The merchant who was to receive them allegedly tried to bribe customs officers with 2,500,000 FCFA.
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