Togo: Moving towards customs harmonisation with Sahel countries to facilitate trade and secure revenue

Togo and the three countries of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger  are continuing their efforts to harmonize their customs procedures. Meeting in Ouagadougou from Monday, October 12 to Wednesday, October 14, 2026, their experts are working to finalize a draft confederal preferential tariff regime, intended to facilitate trade and…

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Burkina Faso: Coris Bank raises 4 billion CFA francs for two local companies

The Burkinabe bank Coris Bank International has granted two credit lines totaling four billion CFA francs to two local companies specializing in the manufacture of professional clothing. The objective: to support local production and Burkinabe know-how. Two agreements were signed on Tuesday at Coris Bank’s headquarters in Ouagadougou with Pallium Group and Black Mode 226,…

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Burkina Faso: Mobilising domestic resources – the driving force behind a return to financial sovereignty

Faced with the scarcity of official development assistance and growing budgetary constraints, Burkina Faso has made the strategic choice to rely first and foremost on its own resources. This orientation, driven by the Popular Progressive Revolution, is producing historic results that demonstrate the country’s ability to finance its own priorities. The Ministry of Economy and…

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Burkina Faso: Citizen watch and the making of a people-centered sovereignty

Since the advent of the Popular Progressive Revolution, Burkina Faso has been experimenting with an original political innovation: citizen watch. Driven by the National Coordination of Citizen Watch Associations (CNAVC), this dynamic turns citizens into direct actors in security, the defense of institutions, and national development. In a context of information warfare, the CNAVC plays…

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