Appointed by the Council of Ministers on Friday 10 March 2023, Jean Baptiste Kaboré is the new Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries. He replaces Moïse Ouédraogo in this position.Academically, Jean Baptiste Kaboré holds a...

The Publish What You Pay (PCQVP) Coalition has made gender equality in the extractive sector its focus. To this end, it has produced and is implementing a number of provisions. National member coalitions also have good experience in promoting...

"Endeavour may sell its Burkina Faso mines due to deteriorating national security The information was published on 10 March 2023 by the newspaper https://www.miningmx.com/top-story/52752-endeavour-may-sell-burkina-faso-mines-amid-countrys-fast-changing-political-climate/The newspaper quoted Endeavour Mining's CEO Sebastien de Montessus as saying at the company's 2022 results...

GIJN has published the Investigative Guide on Organised Crime in Africa: Chapter 5 on Looting of Extractive Resources; An Investigative Guide on the Mining Sector, primarily for journalists. This guide was published by and with the support of the...

The mining sector has long been perceived as a male sector. But an organisation, the Association of Women in the Mining Sector of Burkina Faso (AFEMIB), has been fighting since the early 2000s for the promotion of women's rights...

The monthly newsletter edited by the RSE Forum Burkina is available. In this special issue on Canada, you can read among othersInterview with Lee-Anne HERMANN, Ambassador of Canada to Burkina Faso and Benin. Interview conducted on the occasion of...

Emma Marie Blanche Kantiono is the Managing Director of Essakane Solar SAS, the world's largest hybrid solar fuel power plant located at the IAMGOLD Essakane mine site. Prior to this position, she was Director of Human Resources and Administration...

Ms. Yé née Sawadogo Rachel is a licensed sociologist, a licensed engineer and a gender expert. She is also responsible for training and communication at AFEMIB.She has nearly 30 years of professional experience, including 5 years in the...

In June 2019, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI-BF) adopted a new standard. The main innovation of this standard is the inclusion of gender in the EITI process. Four years later, what is the level of implementation of this...

About 2 million people work in 800 artisanal mining sites in Burkina Faso. These statistics were given by Kambiré Edouard of the Alliance for Responsible Mining at the national workshop on proposals for better integration of artisanal, small-scale mining...