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On January 29, 2025, within rapidly geopolitical changes in West African region, three landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the newly created Alliance of Sahel States ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali resume talks with ECOWAS after withdrawal from regional bloc
Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister, Karamoko Traore, led the AES delegation, while Senegal's Foreign Minister, Cheikh Niang, headed the ECOWAS team.Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have resumed formal ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Burkina Faso Opens First State-Owned Gold Refinery Plant
Burkina Faso took a significant step towards economic independence and industrial development with the inauguration of its first gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF.
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Nigeria seeks closer security, economic ties with Sahel states
The Federal Government has pledged to strengthen security and economic cooperation with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as part of efforts to address terrorism, poverty, food insecurity and other shared ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Ecowas Seeks Closer Ties With Sahel States - As Foreign Minister Nyanti Chairs Ecowas Council
Foreign Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] are moving to forge closer ties with the Sahel, as the regional bloc prepares for high-level negotiations with the Alliance ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Can pineapples thrive in Africa's Sahel? A Burkina Faso farmer says the answer is yes
BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso — The soil beneath Oumarou Compaoré's boots is sandy and stony. It’s hardly the lush setting usually needed to support growing pineapples. But this farm in landlocked ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Sahel Displacement Reaches 3.8 Million as UN Calls for Investment in Lives and Futures
The Central Sahel is a region of consequence. We cannot be indifferent,” Salih said, pointing to the wider implications of insecurity, climate pressures and forced displacement.
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Economy: Can pineapples thrive in Africa’s Sahel? A Burkina Faso farmer says the answer is yes
BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — The soil beneath Oumarou Compaoré’s boots is sandy and stony. It’s hardly the lush setting usually needed to support growing pineapples. But this farm in landlocked ...