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2027 Budget: Burkina Faso’s cabinet has approved a draft budget projecting 4,220.4 billion CFA francs in revenue and 4,839.4 billion in spending. Priorities include agriculture, industrialization, defense and social services, with tax relief proposed for eggs, travel agencies and state-owned companies. Borrowing: The state raised 40 billion CFA francs from UMOA investors on October 7, highlighting its continued reliance on regional markets to meet funding needs. Youth Football: Ghana’s Black Starlets have begun training in Ouagadougou ahead of the WAFU Zone B U-17 tournament, which starts October 10 and features Burkina Faso among the competing teams. Security Cooperation: Burkina Faso and Nigeria have pledged closer coordination, intelligence sharing and stronger institutional ties to combat terrorism and cross-border crime. Football Governance: After the chaotic Argentina trip and 7-0 defeat, President Ibrahim Traoré says his government will intervene in the football federation despite the risk of FIFA sanctions.

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