African countries bid to host upcoming AFCON tournaments
Southern African region has not hosted the Africa Cup of Nations in recent years, with the tournament rotating among other parts of the continent. This joint bid is seen as a…
Burkina Faso Inaugurates 50MW Thermal Plant Built in Just 90 Days
The government’s target is to increase the share of renewables in the country’s energy mix to 50% by 2030, up from approximately 20% today. But beyond technical metrics, solar is…
Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré says no to Sharia Law advises students to acquire skills
Muslim-majority African country Burkina Faso found it necessary to draw a clear line between state law and religious law and paid closer attention to this debate instead of dismissing it…
Burkina Faso records 94 tons increase in gold output in 2025
Government efforts to clamp down on illegal gold trading also yielded results, with authorities recovering about 10 kilograms of gold from illicit supply chains during the year.
Burkina Faso soon to start hosting International Games, obeying CAF standards
Reasons given by CAF for the stripping of stadium accreditations includes substandard fields, poor and inadequate dugout areas for team officials and the lack of fixed seating bleachers for fans.
Senegal to rename all streets named after French Colonials
Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last couple years.
ECOWAS issues 6 months deadline to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
The decision was acknowledged by ECOWAS Heads of State during a Summit which was held in Abuja.
Read here: history, a culture of Touareg
They are a large group of Amazigh (Berber) tribes who inhabit Libya, southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad. The largest number has been in Mali and Niger.
Tanzanian among 8 miners trapped in Burkina Faso zinc mine
Nearly eight workers who were trapped inside a flooded mine in Burkina Faso would be rescued alive is fading, two weeks since the accident occurred, as per the diplomat.