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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Population: 24.06m
GDP: $30.71bn
Debt: 51.7% of GDP (2026 forecast)

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Found 89 articles.

Displaying 2 results from 2020 (out of 89 total).

Not so Roch solid

President Kaboré has secured another term but many doubt the security forces’ ability to contain the jihadist insurgents

On 26 November, shouts of 'Un coup, KO!', started ringing around the capital, Ouagadougou. The Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI), led by former journalist Newton Ahmed Barry, had...


Parties campaign as jihadists advance

The election contest is a lively affair between elite rivals but none of them has a clear plan to defeat the armed insurgents that have cut across the country

Burkina Faso is holding presidential and parliamentary elections on 22 November, although many parts of the country are unlikely to participate because the safety of polling booths cannot...


Displaying 2 results from 2020 (out of 89 total).