At the end of a simultaneous auction of Treasury bills (BAT) of 364 days as well as Treasury bonds (OAT) of 3, 5 and 7 years organized on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the Public Treasury of Burkina Faso collected an amount of 49.5 billion CFA francs (89.1 million dollars) on the financial market of the West African Monetary Union (UMOA).
The amount put up for auction by the issuer was 45 billion CFA francs. In response, investors submitted a total of 118.81 billion CFA francs, representing a coverage rate of 264.02% of the amount put up for auction.
Out of the total submissions, the issuer retained 49.5 billion CFA francs and rejected the remaining 69.31 billion CFA francs, resulting in an absorption rate of 41.66%. The Burkinabe Public Treasury did not consider it appropriate to accept the submissions made on the BAT.
The weighted average yield was 7.48% for bonds with a maturity of 3 years, 7.43% for those of 5 years, and 7.49% for those of 7 years.
The repayment of the principal of the OAT is scheduled for the first working day following the maturity date set for April 23, 2029 for the 3-year bonds, April 23, 2031 for the 5-year bonds, and April 23, 2033 for the 7-year bonds. Interest payments will be made annually at a rate of 6.00% for the 3-year securities, 6.20% for the 5-year securities, and 6.40% for the 7-year securities, starting from the end of the first year.
Based on UMOA-Titres data, the total amount of public securities (bills and treasury bonds) issued by Burkina Faso in 2026 as of April 21, 2026, amounts to 435 billion CFA francs, representing 8.79% of the total issuances made by all UEMOA member countries, which amount to 4,347 billion CFA francs. The amount of capital repaid by Ouagadougou is 233 billion CFA francs and the amount of interest paid is 42 billion CFA francs.
