SONABEL announces maintenance and restructuring work on the distribution network in Ouagadougou on May 17 and 18, 2025. Temporary power cuts are planned in several neighborhoods, with safety instructions for customers.
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Captains Sidsoré Ouédraogo and Hassan Diallo have been dismissed from the National Armed Forces. The provided text gives no further details on the reasons or circumstances of the decision.
More than 100 police officers are summoned before the discipline board, according to Inspector Nanga's letter. The text provided gives no further details on the reasons or the procedure.
In this interview, Yacouba Isaac Zida analyses the relationship between political power and the army in Burkina Faso. He also looks back on his time in office, the 2015 coup, his exile in Canada and the conditions for a possible return.
Mali’s Auditor General has identified 625.9 million CFA francs in financial irregularities in the management of Mali’s embassy in Cairo, including improper and fictitious spending, unreturned revenues and unrecorded exchange gains. The case has been sent to the Supreme Court and the financial…
In Burkina Faso, the article focuses on a 708 billion CFA franc budgetary effort aimed at trying to regain control of the territory in the face of terrorism.
In an editorial, Hervé D’Africk denounces controversial kidnappings and detentions in Burkina Faso under Captain Ibrahim Traoré. He calls on the state to shed light on detention sites, procedures and responsibilities.
The UN condemns repeated drone strikes against civilians and infrastructure in Sudan. The attacks have hit, among other places, a market in Abyei, a residential area in Khartoum and a power station in Tendalti.
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the current outbreak in Africa. The patient, who returned from Uganda, is isolated in Abuja while 44 contacts are being monitored; Kenya also reported a ninth case.
In Dakar, around 150 people marched at the call of trade union federations to demand the implementation of previously reached agreements and action on the rising cost of living. Unions are preparing a 72-hour general strike starting Wednesday.
Burkinabè sculptor Fiacre Dimitri Ilboudo presents the exhibition "The Builders of the City" in Ouagadougou, combining wood and recycled scrap metal to explore collective memory, transmission and living together. It closes on October 20.
Chérif Kounta, a 14-year-old, founder of Alpha IA, has designed "FasoNova", a Burkinabè artificial intelligence. The article presents his journey as a technology creator.
Endeavour Mining presented its 2026-2030 ESG strategy in Burkina Faso. The group plans in particular to train more than 1,250 young people, support over 5,000 beneficiaries and increase local procurement.