Vol 66 No 9 | BURKINA FASOMALINIGER The juntas join the gold rush 2nd May 2025 On 23 April, Niger advanced its mineral development by partnering with Emirati firm Suvarna Royal Gold Trading LLC. The deal, formalised in Niamey, establishes Royal Gold Niger SA,...
Vol 58 No 6 | BURKINA FASO More progress, less movement 17th March 2017 The governing party is disappointing many with its response to mounting insecurity in the north There was an air of festive predictability about the Second National Congress of the governing Mouvement du peuple pour le progrès, held in Ouagadougou on 10-12 March. Among...
Vol 63 No 3 | BURKINA FASO Another domino falls to the military 26th January 2022 After a day of shooting in the capital, Lt Col Damiba takes over brandishing a resignation letter from the ousted leader The military takeover in Ouagadougou, the third in West Africa in a year, is a challenge to neighbouring governments, especially Niger, and the region's wider security strategy. In...
Vol 55 No 2 | BURKINA FASO Rising up against Compaoré 21st January 2014 Mass demonstrations and party defections signal that 26 years of Compaoré are enough for many people in Burkina but will it be enough to unseat him? Tens – the opposition says hundreds – of thousands of people took to the streets of the capital and other towns over the weekend in the biggest protests...
Vol 51 No 24 | BURKINA FASO Modesty Blaise 3rd December 2010 Apathy and a chronically low turn out meant that President Compaoré could have won comfortably without bothering to steal votes Of all West Africa's electoral battles, President Blaise Compaoré's fight for re-election after 23 years in power was the least in doubt. The 21 November poll saw him secure 80.21% of...