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Nigeria Invites Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To West African Economic Summit Despite Exiting ECOWAS
Sahara Reporters
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Despite exiting membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria has extended invitations to Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit. While announcing the development during a press...
Tuggar: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali’s Departure from ECOWAS Has Not Affected Regional Trade, Bilateral Relations
Arise News
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June 16, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has said the exit of Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger, the three Alliance of Sahel States from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not affected...
Despite ECOWAS exit, Nigeria invites Burkina Faso, Niger to summit
Punch
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June 16, 2025
Nigeria has extended invitations to Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit, despite their recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf...
Burkina Faso increases state ownership in gold projects as new mining law takes effect
Business Insider Africa
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June 11, 2025
Burkina Faso has officially increased its free-carried equity stake in key gold mining projects from 10% to 15%, aligning with the provisions of its new Mining Code adopted in August 2024. This adjustment affects several high-profile assets,...
Tanzania and Burkina Faso Lead Africa’s Push for Gold Sovereignty
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 16, 2025
Tanzania is intensifying efforts to reclaim control over its gold reserves by mandating that large-scale mining companies process and trade at least 20% of their production domestically. This bold move positions the East African nation among a...
Burkina Faso plans to Integrate Traditional Medicine Into Public Health System
Zambian Observer
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June 11, 2025
Burkina Faso is taking steps to legally recognize the use of traditional medicine in it’s public health system. The initiative, led in collaboration with the Minister of Health aims to establish a regulatory framework to formalize traditional...
Kere Architecture creates louvred mausoleum for encounter and recreation in Burkina Faso
World Architecture Community
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June 16, 2025
Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, has inaugurated a mausoleum to honor Thomas Sankara, a pan-Africanist revolutionary and former president of Burkina Faso, along with twelve of his aides. Berlin-based...
ECOWAS Plans Life Without Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali
Arise News
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June 15, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States on Sunday announced plans to organise a summit: “the Future of the Community,” to strategise on life without exited member states- Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger Republic. The three francophone countries...
Emerging African economies in the global world
Business and Financial Times
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June 25, 2025
By Louis GYIMAH In the mid-2020s, the world economy continues to demonstrate unprecedented complexity, interdependency, and velocity. The fragility of global economic systems was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent supply chain...
Bill Gates praises Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s strong health systems, urges Nigeria to catch up
Business Insider Africa
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June 15, 2025
During a recent roundtable discussion with The Africa Report, Gates emphasized that although politics in military-led governments differ, their health sectors in stable areas have remained intact and relatively efficient. “Some of those countries...
Powering African Economies: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 To Host Program Track On Power, Infrastructure Sectors
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies – taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – will feature a Power Africa Track as part of its main conference program. The track, dedicated to addressing emerging...
Maroc Telecom raises $330 million in bond issuance on local market
ETTelecom.com
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June 25, 2025
RABAT: Maroc Telecom, Morocco's largest telecoms operator, has raised 3 billion dirhams ($330 million) in its first private bond issuance on the domestic market, it said on Tuesday. The bond, with a two-year maturity and bullet repayment, was...
Economy, health, education, top agenda as ECOWAS ministers meet in Abuja
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 19, 2025
Critical issues relating to economic integration, infrastructure development, health, education and agriculture were some of the issues topping the agenda at the opening of the 94th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja on...
Junta-led Burkina Faso nationalises five gold mining assets
Business Insider Africa
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June 13, 2025
Burkina Faso has officially completed the handover of five gold mining assets to its state-owned mining company, marking a significant step in the country’s push for greater control over its natural resources. The transfer, confirmed through a...
Ghana courts Chinese investors with 24-hour economy incentive
Ghana News Agency
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June 24, 2025
By Francis Ntow Accra, June 24, GNA – The Chief of Staff, Mr. Julius Debrah, has urged Chinese manufacturers to take advantage of Ghana’s 24-hour economy initiative, highlighting it as a major incentive for profitable investment. Speaking at the...
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) And Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conduct First Atoms4food Assessment Mission To Burkina Faso
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched their first joint Atoms4Food...
Mali signs trade deal with Russia as ties strengthen
BBC
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Mali and Russia have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding mutual trade and strengthening economic ties. Among them is a pledge for greater cooperation on nuclear energy, according to details released by the Kremlin. The announcement of...
President Ibrahim Traoré unveils Burkina Faso's first-ever homegrown electric buses
GhanaWeb
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June 12, 2025
There were jubilant celebrations in Burkina Faso following President Ibrahim Traoré's unveiling of the country's first-ever locally manufactured electric buses, igniting widespread excitement across the nation. According to online videos, the...
Russia and Mali deepen trade ties, eye strategic nuclear energy deal
Business Insider Africa
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June 23, 2025
Russia has signed new agreements to strengthen trade and economic relations with Mali, as President Vladimir Putin hosted the West African country's military leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, in Moscow on Monday. The two leaders met at the Kremlin for...
IAEA and FAO Conduct First Atoms4Food Assessment Mission to Burkina Faso
IAEA
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In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched their first joint Atoms4Food Initiative...