Burkina Faso News News Burkina Faso » Trade: Traore Targets Illegal Gold Trade as Burkina Faso Recovers $16 Mn from Smugglers | Firstpost Africa
Burkina Faso has recovered more than $16 million and shut down dozens of illegal gold trading operations as Ibrahim Traore’s government intensifies its campaign against gold fraud. Authorities say 93 ...
News Burkina Faso » Trade: The Taliban and Burkina Faso ambassadors pledge new trade and mining cooperation
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Taliban's acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian capital Tehran as part of a broader outreach effort by the West African country ...
News Burkina Faso » Trade: Burkina Faso's government suspends trade with North Korea
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso's government says it has suspended trade relations with North Korea to conform to United Nations Security Council sanctions over its nuclear weapons program.
News Burkina Faso » Trade: Burkina Faso and Ghana Seal Seven Key Deals To Boost Security, Trade In West Africa
Central to the discussions was security and the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in the region. Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed seven key agreements that aim to strengthen trade, ...
News Burkina Faso » Trade: U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade program
(Reuters) - The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference program citing deep concerns over "unconstitutional change" in government in the West African country, the U.S.
News Burkina Faso » Trade: Ablakwa outlines key bilateral agreements with Burkina Faso to boost trade, security and border cooperation
“Ghana and Burkina Faso will not be a dumping ground… we are going to enhance our cooperation to declare our countries a no-drug zone.” Implementation promised Describing the meeting as “very ...
News Burkina Faso » Trade: GITAC President warns Burkina Faso attack could hit Ghana’s agricultural trade
The President of the Ghana India Trade Advisory Chamber (GITAC), Dr Dominic Oduro Antwi, has raised concerns over the impact of the recent terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Ghana’s ...
News Burkina Faso » Trade: World Bank Supports Regional Trade and Transport Development in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2016—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today two International Development Association (IDA)* credits of $100 million to support reform priorities for ...
News Burkina Faso » Trade: US to Cut Burkina Faso From Africa Trade Program After Counter-Coup
The US said it will end Burkina Faso’s access to a preferential trade program for African countries, citing concern about unconstitutional changes in the nation’s government. The Biden administration ...
News Burkina Faso » Trade: U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade program
Jan 1 (Reuters) - The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from the AGOA trade preference program for failing to meet the requirements of the AGOA statute, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) ...