Bobo-Dioulasso, November 9, 2025 — Burkina Faso has inaugurated the National Support Center for the Artisan Transformation of Cotton (CNATAC), a state-of-the-art facility valued at over 15 billion CFA francs. The center now stands as the national reference hub for the artisanal processing of cotton, often referred to as the country’s “white gold.” The CNATAC features:  Workshops for weaving, dyeing, and sewing  Training and incubation rooms for young artisans and entrepreneur

France has begun supplying old fishing nets  to Ukraine  as an innovative form of protection against drones , according to The Guardian . Normally discarded after two years of use, these nets have proven remarkably effective in creating tunnel-like covers along front-line roads , where enemy drones get trapped  like insects in a web. The report notes that two shipments  of these repurposed nets — totaling approximately 280 kilometers in length  — have already been delivered t

The National Assembly of Senegal has authorized legal proceedings against five former ministers accused of embezzling public funds,...