West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold mine revenues rose 38% in H1 2025, reaching A$472.1 million due to higher gold prices. The average gold selling price jumped from A$2,199 to A$3,049 per ounce ...

Earlier in July 2025, Burkina Faso authorities released five journalists and a human rights activist who had been unlawfully ...

Residents in northern Burkina Faso say an attack by an armed group on a military base has left about 50 soldiers dead ...

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has committed a €6 million concessional finance package for the development of the 18 MW Dédougou Solar Power ...

Military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are asserting greater control over their natural resources, taking back ...

Dutch developer Gutami Holding has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Burkina Faso’s national utility to supply ...

Burkina Faso’s only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye.

Forced out of their homes by armed groups, displaced families in Burkina Faso rely on humanitarian aid to meet their children's basic needs.

Burkina Faso’s progress, despite the circumstances of the Traoré regime’s ascent to power and his consolidation of authority, has not only served as a refreshing departure from the typically ...

Ghanaian authorities want miners to cover deployment costs, estimated at GH₵250,000 ($18,116) per contingent daily of under ...

Ghanaian authorities want miners to cover deployment costs, estimated at 250,000 Ghana cedis ($18,116) per contingent daily of under 50 personnel ...

Similar requests have been made in Burkina Faso and Mali, according to three mining executives and an industry analyst, who requested anonymity.