Joseph Ki-Zerbo University paid an academic tribute to retired physics professor Pèlèga Florent Kieno, who died on 14 October in Ouagadougou. A teacher-researcher and founding member of LETRE, he left a mark on physics teaching and research in Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso's customs service presented in Ouagadougou the prohibited goods seized during "Operation Maya," conducted from 10 July to 15 October 2026, valued at nearly 11 billion FCFA. The seizures include counterfeit medicines, tapentadol, smuggled fertiliser and explosives.
Adama Nana, first president of the Ouagadougou Court of Appeal, was elected to the OIC's Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission in Baghdad for a three-year term. He will sit for the African group.
ECKANKAR will hold a spiritual New Year celebration this Sunday, October 25, in Ouagadougou at the ECK Center in the 1,200 Housing area. The event is themed “A Year of Spiritual Healing.”
Five teenagers aged 13 to 17 were intercepted on 19 October 2026 at a checkpoint in Koudougou while heading to gold-mining sites abroad, without their families' knowledge. The driver was arrested and an investigation is ongoing.
China's economy grew 4.6% year on year over the first three quarters, driven by innovation and a more optimised structure. GDP reached 107,107.1 billion yuan over the period.
Portrait of Burkinabe architect Daniel Arnaud Sawadogo, trained in Morocco and France, who returned to Ouagadougou in 2017 to found SAD Architecture. His firm has won several projects, including the Architects’ Order headquarters, the National Customs School and KoJUS.
As part of Operation Maya, carried out from 10 July to 15 October 2026, Burkinabe customs seized more than CFA10 billion worth of prohibited and smuggled goods. The seizures included 4.2 million Tapendadol tablets, fertilizer, rice and drugs.
In Koudougou, security forces intercepted five unaccompanied minors aged 13 to 17 on a bus heading for gold panning sites. The children were returned to their parents and an investigation is ongoing into the smuggling network.
The UEMOA Commission issues a press release, with no further details on its content in the text provided.
Claudy Siar says he will approach Canal+ Benin to request that CNews be removed from the channel package in the country. He accuses the French news channel of broadcasting racist and degrading remarks about Africans.
A 65-year-old woman died after being attacked by a shark while swimming at Orient Beach in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Authorities have closed the beach and a nearby beach, and police have opened an inquest.
In Dakar, Orchestra Baobab is preparing to release “Made in Senegal,” its first album of new songs in nearly ten years. The Senegalese group, blending Afro-Cuban, Wolof, rumba and mbalax sounds, says it is passing on its legacy to a new generation.
The pan-African banking group Vista Bank has launched Vista Bank France, its first presence outside Africa, announced in Bangkok on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. The subsidiary, with authorised capital of 50 million euros, aims to facilitate cross-border operations…
Ivorian priest Nestor Ngouandi, in Treviso (Italy), praises Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traoré and calls on African youth to take responsibility and reject external dependence.
In Kenya, self-styled preacher Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused were found guilty of murdering 191 people, including 190 children, in the Shakahola forest massacre case. The verdict was delivered on 19 October 2026 by a court in Mombasa.
In Bobo-Dioulasso, a 26-year-old recently released from prison was arrested by the BRI for stealing a Mercedes 190 and attempting extortion. He demanded 380,000 FCFA from the owner in exchange for the vehicle's location.
Morocco beat Egypt 6-0 in Rabat and qualified for the final of the 2026 African Futsal Cup, where it will face Angola. Bilal Bakkali and Ismail Amazal were among the Moroccan scorers.
Burkina Faso has adopted a law banning the full or partial privatisation of state-owned strategic companies, strengthening public control and allowing the state to increase its stakes in certain private firms deemed strategic. The text replaces a 1993 legal framework.
In Egypt, a truck collided with a tour bus west of Cairo, killing 13 people and injuring 34. The injured are being treated at a hospital in Giza, and an investigation is underway.
