The mining sector in Burkina Faso is considered one of the most dynamic in West Africa, according to the 2020 report of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Burkina Faso. For this report, based on its performance in...

Gold accounts for 77.4% of Burkina Faso's exports in 2021It has contributed to a surplus in the trade balanceMineral fuels are the largest import productBurkina Faso's exports rose from 518.0 billion in 2020 to 2,806.1 billion in 2021. For...

62.67 tonnes exported in 2020Exports generated revenue of 2,050.76 billion FCFASwitzerland is the first destination (91.6%), followed by India, France, the Arab Emirates, Belgium, TurkeyIn 2020, Burkina Faso's mining sector exported 62.67 tonnes of gold. According to the 2020...

In Mali, the legislative framework for mining and the government's mining policy were mainly focused on industrial activity. It is only since 2015 that artisanal mines have begun to attract political interest. However, these still largely escape state control,...

The impact of climate change on the African continent is legion, but it is likely to get worse as countries need to develop. The exploitation of mineral resources to create wealth and finance development is one of the aggravating...

In addition to the 200kg of gold from the mining company SEMAFO, the transitional government of Burkina Faso has effectively requisitioned 300kg of gold produced by the mining company Bissa Gold. The requisition was preceded by an order from...

Gold panning is one of the largest providers of employment in Burkina Faso with more than one million people, according to figures from the ministry in charge of mines. The country counted 400 sites in 2017, 60% of which...

Pollution linked to the granite quarry in Pissy (Ouagadougou): Investigation by Sandrine BADO with the support of the Norbert Zongo Cell for Investigative journalism in West Africa (CENOZO).Read more : https://cenozo.org/burkina-faso-pollution-sauvage-de.../#Mines_Actu_BurkinaCENOZO - Afrique de l'Ouest

Organized by the students of the Chamber of Commerce schoolConsignment protects the mine from stock-outsSupply is the combination of purchasing and storageThe students of the second promotion of the Master specialized in Supply Chain and Purchasing Management organized a...

Approximately 2 million people live from artisanal gold miningSeveral human rights violations have been notedConsequently, there is a need to formalise and regulate the sectorOn Wednesday, February 15, 2023, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (AMR) organized a national workshop...