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Burkina Faso’s ARCOP submits 2025 report to prime minister

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The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority handed its 2025 annual activity report to Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo in Ouagadougou. The document presents the institution’s results, difficulties and recommendations, according to Lefaso.

Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo received the 2025 annual report of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARCOP) in Ouagadougou on Tuesday 13 October 2026, according to Lefaso. The delegation that handed him the document was led by Abdallah Youssef Chahine Traoré, chairperson of the institution’s Regulatory Council.

The report presents ARCOP’s achievements, the difficulties encountered and recommendations, reports Lefaso.

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