Malawi’s opposition has challenged the government to clarify who is running the country while President Peter Mutharika remains in South Africa, as fuel queues, blackouts, medicine shortages and foreign-currency strain intensify public frustration. The 86-year-old leader left Malawi on 6 October for what officials call a private visit; his fifth trip this year, with few…
The authorities in Ouagadougou have just orchestrated an unprecedented land offensive, sealing Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s inflexible authority over the organization of the territory. By enacting the urgent declaration of public utility for several key areas of the capital and the regions, the Burkinabe presidency is turning urban planning into an instrument of sovereign assertion. It…
The Council of Ministers, meeting on Thursday under the chairmanship of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, approved the creation of the Burkina Faso Wine Company (SOVIB). The initiative reflects the government’s desire to diversify the national industrial base and increase the value added from locally produced raw materials. SOVIB will take the form of a mixed-economy company…
