Burkina Faso finished 3rd out of 13 nations at the GAMMA African Championships 2026, held in Abidjan, with 10 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze). The result is presented as a sign of progress for Burkinabè MMA.
At a masterclass at Faso Digital 2026, Wave Mobile Money's Brice Koué explained digital fraud mechanisms and shared ten habits to protect e-money accounts. He stressed user vigilance against social engineering, fake SMS messages and suspicious apps.
Through the SWEDD+ project backed by the World Bank, the Ministry of Health has distributed 2,025 bicycles and 17,820 school kits to 135 high schools and middle schools in 13 regions of Burkina Faso. The initiative aims to ease travel and support vulnerable girls’ schooling.
Back from a European tour, Burkinabè artist Damo Fama will perform at the 9th REMA edition as part of Focus Burkina. He discusses his solo career, his upcoming album and calls on the public to support live music more actively.
Burkina Faso reintroduced the death penalty in its penal code on 20 October 2026. The bill was defended by the justice minister before the Legislative Assembly of the People, which adopted it unanimously.
Burkinabe musician Sydyr (Omar Dao) presents his career, his themes (peace, unity, living together) and his use of national languages. He announces a single in December, a tribute to mothers, and a second album in 2027.
The Barani gendarmerie detachment held civil-military activities on 15 and 16 October 2026 as part of the National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Civic Participation. They included road works, a donation of school supplies and a national flag to the Barani primary school, and games and a…
The Minister of Sports, Youth and Employment received Dravo Steve Aziz, a mechanical engineer who has run a company making local sports equipment since 2016. He is seeking technical support to improve his equipment and grow the business.
The Council of Ministers of 22 October 2026 in Ouagadougou adopted a decree creating the FASO WA-FULU presidential initiative for universal electricity access, two decrees on water resource management, and several reports on civil registry, public-interest expropriations and the Fonds de soutien…
The DGTTM, with the Directorate General of Commerce and the national and municipal police, checked 1,219 vehicles in Ouagadougou on 20 October 2026. Of these, 158 had no registration, and 94 were taken to the impound. The operation is to be extended to other cities in Burkina Faso.
From 19 to 22 October 2026, the 9th edition of the National Integration Forum was held in Gaoua, Burkina Faso. Benin stood out with its dish "Amiwô", which was highly appreciated by officials and participants, with seven countries represented.
The Council of Ministers adopted the creation of the presidential initiative “Faso Wa-Fulu” to achieve universal electricity access by 2030, with a reported cost of more than CFA 2,800 billion over 10 years. It also approved the creation of the Burkina Faso Viticulture Company (SOVIB), based in…
The text traces the weakening of the PDCI-RDA since the death of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, amid internal divisions and succession crises. It also mentions legal challenges against Tidjane Thiam and his exclusion from the 2025 presidential election.
GIZ Burkina Faso is inviting applications for a regional financial management expert position on the ProClimat project. The post is based in Ouagadougou, on a one-year renewable contract, with applications due by 30 October 2026.
GIZ Burkina Faso is recruiting a technical advisor in climate information systems and early warning for the ProClimat project. Based in Bobo-Dioulasso, the role aims to strengthen climate resilience in the Guiriko region.
In Senegal, the Front Syndical pour la Défense du Travail is launching a three-day strike in the health, education and transport sectors. The unions are challenging the revised labor code and increasing pressure on President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
Yelen Assurance has handed over 13 weather stations to ANAM and presented 13 drones as part of a project backed by several partners. The initiative aims to improve forecasts, secure farm production and strengthen climate insurance in Burkina Faso.
Twelve foreign countries, including two European and ten African, will take part in the 2026 Tour du Faso, according to the organising committee. The race will bring together 90 riders over ten stages across eight regions of Burkina Faso, with an estimated budget of CFA 420 million.
Yelen Assurance has donated 13 weather stations and 13 drones to ANAM to improve data collection and support agricultural insurance. The equipment is meant to help monitor the farming season, detect crop diseases and better compensate producers.
Fighting broke out between Yemeni government forces and Houthi fighters on the western outskirts of Taiz, near the old airport and Jabal Han mountain. Conflict-related restrictions are also disrupting waste collection, water and hospitals, raising disease concerns.
