Burkina Faso opens first gold refinery, capacity already exceeds national output

President Traoré inaugurated RAFFINOR-BF with 164 tonnes/year capacity, more gold than the country currently produces, raising questions about feedstock and financing.

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Mali again accuses Ukraine of backing Sahel terrorist groups at the UN

Delivering President Goïta's message, Bamako's foreign minister called it a 'guerre hybride par procuration' at the UN podium, but no new document or incident was presented.

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Niger reaffirms plan to sell uranium directly after handing Arlit permit to state firm TSUMCO

Niamey is pressing ahead with plans to sell uranium on its own terms, even as Orano's international arbitration claims remain unresolved. Read more →

Niger's PM accuses France and Ukraine of new destabilization plot

The claim, unconfirmed by any independent source, escalates Niamey's rupture with Paris and names Kyiv for the first time at the UN podium. Read more →

Paris court convicts Swiftair over 2014 Ouagadougou-Algiers crash that killed 116

The ruling closes the French criminal case at first instance but leaves compensation and a possible appeal unresolved. Read more →

Sudan conflict keeps pushing displacement toward Chad and Egypt

Continued fighting in Sudan is sustaining cross-border movement into Chad, compounding the same week's UNHCR funding warning. Read more →

UNHCR warns 319,000 refugees in Chad face registration delays as funding collapses

Geneva officials say a global funding shortfall is stripping away documentation, child protection and livelihoods support for refugees hosted by Chad. Read more →

Spain urges EU to finalize Mauritania fishing deal or risk fleet withdrawal

Planas's warning underscores the urgency of EU-Mauritania protocol talks, though estimates of the exact expiry date and fleet exposure vary slightly between the minister's own remarks and the European Commission's official timeline. Read more →