National Budget 2026: Where Does Public Money Truly Go?
Line-by-line autopsy of the enacted national budget: defense allocations, basic education, capital infrastructure. What expands, what stagnates, what vanishes.
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Issue 03 · August 2026Monthly Investigative Journal & Fact Registry
The Brief (Weekly)
Week 34[08:45]Présidence du Faso
The Council of Ministers approves statutory framework establishing Special Economic Zones.
[08:30]SONABEL
National utility SONABEL reports a rural electrification rate of 24.3%, up 2 percentage points year-on-year.
[08:15]INSD
INSD releases preliminary foreign trade statistics: 45 billion FCFA trade surplus recorded in H1 2026.
[08:00]CONASUR
CONASUR records the verified voluntary return of 12,000 internally displaced persons to Centre-Nord province.
[07:45]DGPV
DGPV confirms certified quality seed distribution reached 55% coverage for the 2026 agricultural campaign.
The Deep Dive · Economy
Is Burkina Faso Really Producing More Gold Than Before?
13 verified sources·Newsroom Investigation · Bobo-Dioulasso
Between statutory statistics and physical mining reality, our investigation traces the data to its source. Artisanal diggers, commercial pit extraction, and actual state revenues: what the numbers reveal — and what they leave unsaid.
Read full investigation →Analysis & Debate
5.3% GDP Growth: The Metric That Obscures the Forest
The IMF forecasts 5.3% real economic expansion for Burkina Faso in 2026. But who genuinely captures the surplus? A sector-by-sector audit.
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Editorial Note
“Development is not a decree, but the sum of rigorously measured milestones.”
— Alfred Ouédraogo · Editorial Director · Field notes, Bobo-DioulassoBurkina in Figures · National Benchmarks
economie
5.3%
Real GDP Growth Rate
↗ Increasingchantiers
678MW
Installed Power Generation Capacity
↗ Increasingeconomie
57.6tonnes
National Gold Production
↗ Increasingsociete
41.8%
National Poverty Rate
↘ DecreasingThe Public Registry
The Tracker: Major National Projects
Physical and documentary monitoring of real project delivery in Burkina Faso.
Under ConstructionBKN-CH-0001
Boulkiemdé · Centre-Ouest
Énergie
Koudougou 30 MW Solar Power Plant
Construction of a 30 MW utility-scale photovoltaic power plant in Koudougou to strengthen the national power transmission grid and curb thermal fuel and import dependence.
Budget:28,5 milliards FCFA
Capacity:30 MW
Client authority:SONABEL
Stage: 3/6Under Construction
Verified on 8/15/2026Project File
CommittedBKN-CH-0002
Sanmatenga · Centre-Nord
Transport
Ouagadougou–Kaya Railway Rehabilitation
Complete track upgrading of the 100-kilometer rail line between Ouagadougou and Kaya for freight and passenger transport, including track bed renewal, station signaling, and rolling stock modernization.
Budget:45 milliards FCFA
Capacity:100 km de voie ferrée
Client authority:Ministère des Transports
Stage: 2/6Committed
Verified on 7/20/2026Project File
OperationalBKN-CH-0003
Houet · Hauts-Bassins
Agro-industrie
Bobo-Dioulasso Industrial Mango Processing Unit
Agro-industrial processing facility producing dried organic mangoes and bottled juice, featuring a 10,000-tonne annual capacity and creating 350 direct permanent jobs in the western agricultural basin.
Budget:8,2 milliards FCFA
Capacity:10 000 tonnes/an
Client authority:SONAGESS
Stage: 5/6Operational
Verified on 8/10/2026Project File
On the Ground · Regional Reporting
Bobo-Dioulasso Desk
securite · Field Evidence
Alliance of Sahel States (AES): One Year On, What is the Operational Record?
The AES Confederation marks its first anniversary. Beyond political declarations, what do verifiable figures show regarding joint border operations, territorial control, and trade corridors?
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Fact Check · Verified Claims
Verification Dossier
Securing Freight Corridors: The Joint Transit Security System on Southern Axes
Over 75% of Burkinabè sea imports transit through Tema and Lomé. An investigation into military convoy escorts and maritime freight insurance rates along vital supply corridors.
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