By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso.net
The Mobile Brigade for Economic Control and Fraud Repression closed maquis, sealed shops and seized expired or prohibited products during inspections in Ouagadougou. The operations also sanctioned traders for failing to comply with recommended drink prices, according to the BMCRF communications service.
The IMF noted progress in public finance management, revenue mobilisation and Burkina Faso’s financial credibility after its sixth review of the economic programme. Its mission also reported improved security in the areas visited, according to its conclusions presented in Ouagadougou.
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Burkina Faso’s National Police checked 42,448 road users in October during an operation enforcing mandatory helmet use, issuing fines to 30,424 people and impounding 10,027 vehicles. Fines totalled nearly 99.4 million CFA francs, according to results presented by the National Police in Ouagadougou on 2 November.
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Saïdou Diallo, alias Djabiri Mangan or “the One-Eyed”, described as a GSIM leader, was killed on 29 October 2026 in Konga forest, in Sourou, during an operation by FORSATEC, according to Netafrique and Sidwaya, citing the AIB. Several group members were also killed, bases dismantled and equipment recovered. Sidwaya provides details on the logistics seized and other operations against armed leaders in 2026.
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A day at the Ouagadougou International Arts and Crafts Fair was devoted to Mali and Niger, special guests at the 18th edition. Burkina Faso’s authorities presented their participation as a way to strengthen cultural and economic cooperation between the three countries, according to Lefaso.net.
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S&P raises Burkina Faso sovereign rating to B-S&P Global Ratings has raised Burkina Faso’s sovereign rating to B-, highlighting the resilience of the economy and improving public finances. The decision marks a change in the assessment of Burkina Faso’s sovereign risk, according to Financial Afrik, which published the announcement on 6 November 2026.
Senegal raises 85.627 billion CFA francs on WAEMU marketThe Senegalese state raised 85.627 billion CFA francs through an issue of 364-day Treasury bills and three- and five-year bonds. The operation was carried out on 6 November 2026 on the financial market of the West African Monetary Union, according to Financial Afrik.The week in Africa
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