Burkina Faso suspends rice imports: government’s immediate decision

By Louceni Compaoré, Ouagadougou. The Burkinabe government has officially decided to suspend rice imports throughout the national territory, according to an inter-ministerial communiqué signed in Ouagadougou on April 29, 2026. This measure, jointly taken by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Animal and Fishery Resources, as well as the……