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Tag: Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso poised for closer cooperation with Niger after junta takes power in Niamey
Burkina Faso Thursday July 27 expressed keenness for closer cooperation with neighboring Niger, a day after the army deposed elected leader Mohamed Bazoum. “Niger is ... Read More
Train traffic between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire on hold
The train traffic ensuring the transportation of hundreds of thousands of people and tons of goods between Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso has been temporarily ... Read More
Former lawmaker abducted in Ouagadougou set free
Issouf Nikièma, former parliamentarian and member of a leading political party in Burkina Faso, kidnapped last Friday July 21 in capital Ouagadougou by an unknown ... Read More
Burkina Faso launches new “Caisse de dépôt et d’Investissement” to finance major projects
Burkina Faso is setting a new Caisse de dépôt et d’Investissement, CDI-BF, assigned several tasks including financing of State’s major projects. The decision, “Sika Finance” ... Read More
Burkina Faso introduces new taxes to raise fund to fight terrorism
Burkina Faso has introduced new taxes including levies on telephone services in a bid to raise funds to be used in the fight against terrorism, ... Read More
Benin gets €80 million-loan from AfDB to upgrade Cotonou Port
Benin has secured an 80 million euros loan facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to improve and expand Cotonou harbor, one of the main ... Read More
U.S grant Togo $3 million to address displaced population fleeing terrorism
The U.S. have granted Togo $3 million to attend to around 60.000 people displaced in the north of the African country struggling to contain terrorism ... Read More
Niger apprehends two IS-GS leaders near Burkina Faso’s border
Nigeriens armed forces have arrested two senior members of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS) near the border with neighboring Burkina Faso, reports say. ... Read More
Burkina Faso hikes minimum monthly wage by 46.5 per cent up from $51
Burkina Faso has adopted a decree increasing minimum monthly wage to up $75 from $51, few days following talks between Labors Unions and the National ... Read More
Burkina Faso bans French television “LCI” for three months
Burkina Faso’s media regulator, CSC, has suspended for three months French television “LCI” for airing wrong information on the security situation in the West African ... Read More