Capital, culture, economy of Burkina Faso
Algeria and Mali have reopened each other’s airspace and restored diplomatic ties after a year-long rift triggered by a 2025 drone incident. Mali will return its ambassador to Algiers, and Algeria confirms the envoy’s return. The move signals a thaw in a long-running Sahel security crisis.
Burkina Faso is expanding pineapple farming as a government-led move to boost domestic food self-sufficiency amid security and hunger concerns. Farmers say more producers are entering the business, and the pineapple sector is now part of the official development plan.
Burkina Faso has inaugurated Raffinor-BF, a state-backed gold refinery in Ouagadougou with 164 tonnes annual capacity, aiming to process gold domestically and cut reliance on foreign firms. The project is part of President Traoré’s push for greater state control of minerals amid security challenges and concerns over the informal mining sector.