All news on the topic: Burkina Faso

Russian support for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters from dealing significant blows in recent days.

Burkina Faso’s mining sector plays a significant role in the country’s economy. According to the 2024 report of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), it accounted for 69.56% of exports, 15.33% of public revenues in 2024, and 15.08% of GDP.

The military junta in Mali, strongly supported by Russian mercenaries, is close to losing power.

Burkina Faso’s parliament initiated an investigation into irregularities in the real estate sector in 2020, but the findings were never published.

Press freedom in Burkina Faso is facing growing repression, marked by the kidnapping of two journalists just days after they openly criticized the junta’s control over the media.

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.

A secret recording obtained by OCCRP shows how Safy Mokoko Sow, a well-connected middleman claiming to represent Burkinabe tobacco magnate Apollinaire Compaoré, offered money to the head of Mali’s national tobacco company to smuggle contraband cigarettes.