Burkina Faso

  • Mar 15
  • 7 min read

Jihadist growth may accelerate in the Sahel

Jihadist violence has escalated significantly in the past year in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

West Africa
  • Mar 4
  • 2 min read

Burkina Faso will face growing military strains

A series of attacks has left 170 civilians dead in north-western Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso
  • Feb 26
  • 7 min read

Burkina Faso will tightly control Russian presence

The junta has solicited a Russian deployment to Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso
  • Feb 21
  • 2 min read

Russian food exports will plateau this year

Exports from Russia’s agricultural sector this year are likely to remain at last year’s level of USD43.5bn

Russia
  • Feb 21
  • 2 min read

Burkina Faso mining revenue growth may face obstacles

The junta has temporarily banned the issuance of export permits for artisanal gold production

Burkina Faso
  • Feb 12
  • 2 min read

New West African junta currency could prove costly

Niger's junta leader, Abdourahamane Tiani, yesterday suggested that regional juntas could create their own currency

West Africa
  • Feb 5
  • 7 min read

Pullout from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc may prove messy

Military governments in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their decision to withdrawal from the ECOWAS bloc

West Africa
  • Jan 29
  • 2 min read

ECOWAS will lose more leverage in West Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced in a joint communique that they are withdrawing from the ECOWAS regional bloc

Burkina Faso