Burkina Faso's military government last week formally disbanded the country's National Electoral Commission, known as CENI, transferring all electoral responsibilities to the Ministry of Territorial ...

Dutch developer Gutami Holding has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Burkina Faso’s national utility to supply ...

Burkina Faso and Chad at the weekend signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the mining and geology sectors in their countries, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Mines announced in a statement ...

In the heart of Burkina Faso's drylands, in the village of Zoungou, a quiet transformation is underway. Alhaji Birba Issa, a smallholder onion farmer, bends over neat rows of lush green crops, the hum ...

Sovereign risk may scare off some investors but don't get it twisted, West Africa could be the most exciting place to back gold miners.

WAF targets 290,000+ ounces of gold in Burkina Faso for 2025, up 40% from 2024 • Output driven by new Kiaka mine and continued production at Sanbrado • Long-term peak of 473,000 ounces expected by ...

This study aimed to quantify the impacts of migration drivers on out-migration and in-migration in Burkina Faso. The study covered the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and the three climatic zones. The ...

Schwartz, M.O. and Melcher, F. (2003) The Perkoa Zinc Deposit, Burkina Faso. Economic Geology, 98, 1463-1485.

Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. Irregular patterns of rainfall, poor soil, and the lack of adequate communications and other infrastructure contribute ...

A year after the abduction of journalist Serge Oulon, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling on Saïdou Maïga, the Burkinabe ambassador to Senegal, to provide answers about the fate and whereabouts ...

A year after the disappearance of a journalist in Burkina Faso, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned what it termed the ruling junta's "unacceptable silence" on the issue.