In Toma, around 310 teachers held a general meeting on the 2026-2027 school-year instructions, education reforms, professional discipline and improved teaching practices. The meeting also stressed bilingual education and the promotion of cultural identities.
In Ankara, talks between Burkina Faso and Türkiye discussed organizing a business and investment forum in Burkina Faso. The discussions also covered payment facilitation, double taxation and partnerships in several sectors.
Nigeria's health minister, Muhammad Ali Pate, says the country's first recorded Ebola case is under control, with the patient showing marked improvement. The country is tracing 44 contacts.
In Koudougou, the DRICA-NANDO inspected drink prices and stocks at 38 establishments on 21 and 22 October 2026, following consumer complaints about price increases. Nine establishments were sealed.
Security Minister Mahamadou SANA received a delegation from the IUCN led by Balla Moussa SIDIBE, regional director for West and Central Africa. Discussions covered the organisation's missions and prospects for cooperation on nature conservation.
Burkina Faso's foreign minister received Czech special envoy for the Sahel Štěpánka Litecká to discuss bilateral cooperation in economy, trade and youth. Both sides agreed to set up bilateral consultation frameworks.
Burkina Faso signed in Ouagadougou three bilateral roaming agreements with Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal, aiming for more affordable mobile communications between these WAEMU countries. The minister stressed that the agreements must be effectively implemented.
The Burkinabè National Lottery (LONAB) is providing 100 million FCFA in financial support to the 37th Tour du Faso, which runs from 30 October to 8 November 2026. A sponsorship agreement was signed in Ouagadougou in the presence of the Minister of Economy and Finance.
The Council of Ministers of 22 October 2026 adopted a report on specific Health Ministry projects to equip the future high-level neurosurgery centre in Tengandogo and the university hospitals of Pala and Bogodogo, and to strengthen the storage capacity of the CAMEG. Total cost: 28,495,167,924 CFA…
In Sindo, the Presidency of Faso envoy for the Guiriko region met with residents about their concerns, then visited the agricultural VDP rice field. He encouraged cooperation with the VDP and security forces to help secure the area.
In Ouargaye, APEC stepped up awareness sessions on October 21 and 22 to encourage community leaders and health staff to subscribe to its endogenous financing initiative. The agency highlights projects in agriculture, livestock, industry and mining.
A Burkinabè delegation held talks in Ankara with several Turkish institutions to strengthen cooperation in education, health and the economy. The discussions covered scholarships, training, organ transplantation and investment opportunities.
In the commune of Oula, a press caravan visited two women’s cooperatives specializing in shea butter and soap. The "Entreprendre au féminin" campaign aims to promote women’s entrepreneurship and their contribution to household income.
Sissili’s provincial consultative framework held its third ordinary session in Koudougou, focusing on the management of agropastoral conflicts and the health situation in the Léo district. Participants discussed malaria, dengue and yellow fever, and called for a joint response with Ghana.
In Kombissiri, police seized on 19 October 2026 a shipment of 1,106 cartons of eggs imported fraudulently, worth an estimated more than CFA34 million. The offenders will be brought before justice.
Abasse Compaoré donated six national flags to administrative services and schools in the commune of Niaogho, in Boulgou province. The gift is meant to replace worn-out flags.
The Council of Ministers of 22 October 2026 adopted a decree creating the FASO WA-FULU presidential energy initiative, two decrees on water resources, reports on civil registry and territorial administration, and several Economy and Finance reports, including urgent public-utility declarations in…
The fifth edition of Translog Africa closed in Ouagadougou on 22 October 2026. Participants identified trade obstacles (insufficient digitalisation, a non-operational single window, detention fees) and agreed to institutionalise the symposium as a permanent platform for dialogue on transport and…
Overview of the IMSA and the IPPO, two mental health training institutions led by Prof. Kapouné Karfo. A report describes their training offer and their contribution to training mental health specialists.
The Burkinabè Council of Ministers of 22 October 2026 adopted, among other items, a decree creating the presidential initiative FASO WA-FULU for universal access to electricity. It also adopted decrees revising water-resource regulations and declared several real-estate and drainage projects in…
