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SITHO 2026: Burkina Faso bets on financing to build an integrated Sahelian tourism sector (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The 16th edition of SITHO, the Ouagadougou tourism and hospitality fair, opened on 22 September 2026 under the theme of financing structuring projects. Mali and Niger are special guest countries, as part of tourism cooperation within the AES.
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Prime Minister Rimtalba Emmanuel Ouédraogo opened the Ouagadougou International Tourism and Hospitality Fair (SITHO) at the SIAO esplanade, under the theme of financing structuring projects. The edition runs from 22 to 27 September 2026, with Mali and Niger as special guest countries.
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Burkina Faso: Council of Ministers of October 22, 2026
The Council of Ministers adopted a decree creating the presidential FASO WA-FULU initiative for universal access to electricity, with 44 electrification brigades planned. It also reviewed several decrees on water, civil registration and real estate projects in Ouagadougou.
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Burkina Faso: the ALP adopts a law to better protect strategic companies against privatization
On 19 October 2026, the Legislative Assembly adopted a law regulating strategic economic, commercial and industrial entities. The text aims to protect public assets, guide investment and support industrialisation.
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Industrial development: Burkina Faso gets its first gold refinery
Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF, in Ouagadougou, with an initial capacity of 164 tonnes per year. The 11 billion CFA franc project, funded by the state and private investors, aims to add value to gold production locally.
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Burkina Faso: Prime Minister launches drive for 50,000 irrigated hectares
In Bagré, the Prime Minister inaugurated a public rice mill with a 100-ton-per-day paddy processing capacity, financed by the state. The tour also included mechanized maize harvesting, livestock vaccination and the launch of a 50,000-hectare irrigation project.
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