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    • Mr. Daniel Ndoye, the Bank's country manager, noted similarities between the report's conclusions and the strategies currently being implemented in Burkina Faso
    • The session brought together more than 80 participants
    • Mr Abdoulaye Diop, President of the UEMOA Commission, praised the AfDB's initiative
    • Mr Souleymane Nabolé, representing the Minister of Economy and Finance, satisfied with AfDB-Burkina Faso cooperation
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2025 Country Focus Report: Burkina Faso urged to make better use of national resources to finance its development

Country Focus Reports are designed to inform national policies and foster dialogue between states and their partners

The African Development Bank's 2025 Country Focus Report for Burkina Faso (www.AfDB.org), the national version of the African Economic Outlook, was officially launched on 18 July 2025 in Ouagadougou. The ceremony was chaired by Souleymane Nabolé, Technical Advisor, representing the Minister of Economy and Finance, in the presence of Daniel…

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    • Beneficiaries of the business incubator expressed their gratitude to the government and to the African Development Bank
    • Ms. Mouna Diawara, Head of Bank Operations in Burkina Faso, emphasized that the Project for Rural Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (PADEJ-MR) offers a concrete response to the problem of youth unemployment in rural areas
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Burkina Faso: African Development Bank supports youth entrepreneurship in rural areas

The initiative aims to help young people convert their ideas into viable businesses in promising sectors such as agriculture, agri-food, services, crafts, and new technologies

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Government of Burkina Faso launched the third phase of the incubator program of the Support Project for Youth Employment and Skills Development in Rural Areas (PADEJ-MR in the French acronym) on July 15, 2025, in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Ms. Franceline…

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    • Desert-to-Power: The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) commits €6 million to Dédougou Solar Project in Burkina Faso
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Desert-to-Power: The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) commits €6 million to Dédougou Solar Project in Burkina Faso

The plant will help diversify Burkina Faso's energy mix, reduce electricity costs, and boost access to reliable, affordable electricity, supporting economic growth and local livelihoods

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), has committed a €6 million concessional finance package for the development of the 18 MW Dédougou Solar Power Plant in Burkina Faso, marking a significant milestone towards increasing the country's energy generation capacity. SEFA's commitment comprises…

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    • Cashews are now Burkina Faso's third largest agricultural export after cotton and sesame
    • Christiane Koné, a processor in Toussiana, purchased six automatic shelling machines
    • Arzouma Zougouri, a producer in Orodara, was able to further equip his processing unit
    • Cashew processors at work
    • Adama Sombié, a cashew producer, was given a two-hectare woodlot in Bérégadougou
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In Burkina Faso, cashew cultivation is a lever for sustainable and inclusive rural development

The project mobilised the necessary resources to contribute to the sustainable transformation of the Cascades, Hauts Bassins and South-West regions, with significant participation from women

Launched in 2017 and completed in 2024, the Cashew Development Support Project in the Comoé Basin for REDD+ (PADA/REDD+) exemplified sustainable development. The project combined poverty reduction, ecological transition and the empowerment of women and young people, achieving a remarkable implementation rate of 95 percent.  It has revitalised the cashew…

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    • Improving climate governance in West Africa: Three calls for inclusive climate action in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal
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Improving climate governance in West Africa: Three calls for inclusive climate action in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal

The Union of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions of Africa (UCESA), supported by the African Development Bank, has developed three national advocacy papers

Climate change is a growing threat across Africa, with West Africa feeling its effects especially intensely. According to the ND-GAIN index, Burkina Faso (162nd out of 182), Senegal (144th), and Côte d’Ivoire (134th) rank among the most vulnerable countries. They face a dangerous mix of low capacity to adapt and…

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    • For Burkina Faso and Mali, two landlocked countries located in West Africa, asphalting road corridors is essential for access to seaports
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African Development Fund approves over €156 million for upgrase of cross-border roads connecting Burkina Faso and Mali with Côte d'Ivoire

A total of 242 km of road will be revamped in the two countries courtesy of funding from the Bank Group's concessional window and the Transition Support Facility

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (https://apo-opa.co/4f9eBTb) approved loans totalling €156.66 million on November 29 to Burkina Faso and Mali for the upgrading and asphalting of cross-border roads linking the two landlocked West African countries to Côte d'Ivoire. A total of 242 km of road will be…

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    • With the approval of €6 million from SEFA for the Dédougou Solar Project, Burkina Faso is set to benefit from enhanced energy access, powering development and bringing clean, reliable electricity to communities under the Desert-to-Power initiative
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African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa approves €6 Million for Desert to Power - Burkina Faso Solar Project

Burkina Faso is one of five priority countries under the Desert-to-Power initiative, which aims to generate 10 gigawatts of solar power across 11 Sahelian countries by 2030

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a €6 million concessional financing package from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a special multi-donor fund managed by the Bank, to accelerate the completion of Burkina Faso’s Dédougou photovoltaic solar project in support of the Bank's Desert-to-Power initiative (https://apo-opa.co/3XKXpwG). The project…

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    • The African Development Bank aims to use this ambitious project to prevent young people in Burkina Faso from being radicalised, by offering them an alternative to violence
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Burkina Faso: African Development Bank Group approves $39.2 million loan for youth resilience project

The project is expected to create at least 20,000 jobs and indirectly benefit 175,000 individuals

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $39.2 million loan to Burkina Faso for a project to boost skill development and resilience among young people, particularly women. The Multisectoral Project to Support Skills Development for Resilience will be financed through a $13.2 million…

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    • Nearly 200 agricultural stakeholders attended the ceremony to launch the Emergency Project for Increasing Agricultural Production in Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso government, African Development Bank launch project to bolster food security

Under its African Emergency Food Production Facility, the African Development Bank Group, has provided €38.4 million—nearly the entire project cost— for PURPA-BF

The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) supported project to bolster food security in the country against the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Emergency Project for Increasing Agricultural Production in Burkina Faso (PURPA-BF) was launched on 6 February 2024 at the national Ministry…

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    • The African Development Bank is providing $950,000 to support women’s access to finance and training and accelerate economic inclusion in the Sahel region
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Sahel region: African Development Bank to extend nearly $1m in gender-based grants to boost opportunities for women-led businesses

The grant, which will supplement an earlier $3.9 million financing grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected to bolster 1,400 women-led enterprises

The African Development Bank's Gender Equality Trust Fund (www.AfDB.org) will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.  The grant, which will supplement an earlier $3.9 million financing grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected…