At least 28 people, including 27 children and a teacher, died when a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan. More than 30 people were injured, and rescuers fear more victims may be trapped under the rubble.
SOPAMIB Wahgnion SA is launching floating-cage fish farming on a water reservoir at its mine in Nangoufaso, benefiting 16 young people organised into a local cooperative. The project, estimated at over 7 million CFA francs, targets 2.6 tonnes of tilapia per production cycle.
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya pardoned 312 detainees by decree read on national television on 14 October 2026. These pardons follow a earlier pardon of 217 prisoners, bringing the total to 529 in two weeks.
Profile of Venezuelan poet Jesús Rafael Marcano Guzmán, also known as Lin Xianhe, a figure in haiku and classical Chinese and Japanese literature in Latin America. The article traces his career, international publications, awards and environmental commitment.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo opened the 5th meeting of customs Directors General of the AES and Togo in Ouagadougou, focused on harmonising customs procedures. He called for concrete results on the ground, including the interconnection of information systems.
On the International Day of Rural Women, UN Women calls for greater recognition of their role in food production, environmental protection and local development. It urges stronger action on their rights, their participation in decision-making and their economic empowerment.
Niger's authorities have announced the creation of a Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Observatory, established by an ordinance signed by General Abdourahamane Tiani. It is to carry out visits to places of detention, except those of the State Security Council.
In Bobo-Dioulasso, the ABPAM Espérance association supports blind and visually impaired people toward independence through Braille education and vocational training. Some members, such as Béranger Somda and Mariam Kanazoé, earn a living by making lipikos and bags.
Burkina Faso's Ministry of Secondary Education and Technical and Vocational Training announces that the deadline for submitting school scholarship applications has been extended by one week, to the following Thursday at 11:59 p.m. The information comes from a communiqué dated 14 October 2026.
On October 14, 2026, the 71 voting deputies of the Assemblée législative du peuple unanimously adopted the revised bill on the administration of community service (TIG). The reform aims to make community service broader and automatic for certain minor offences in order to reduce prison overcrowding.
Thirty-nine years after Thomas Sankara's assassination, the article examines the lasting legacy of his political ideas and the link claimed with Captain Ibrahim Traoré and the RPP. The phrase "a thousand more Sankaras" is presented as a symbol of this continuity.
The inspector of the CEB of Kaya II has ordered staff to immediately stop their commercial activities in schools, which compete with the small traders already operating there. He recalls Article 40 of the general civil service statute and warns of the penalties incurred.
Pengdwendé Kima, a guide at the Thomas Sankara Memorial in Ouagadougou, presents the memorial's purpose, its visitor route, the architectural symbolism of the mausoleum and the profile of its visitors, including Burkinabè families.
On the International Day of Rural Women, the President of the Women's College of the Confédération Paysanne du Faso (CPF) pays tribute to rural women and calls for stronger support for their economic empowerment and participation in decision-making.
The regional director of secondary education in Nando made a supervision tour of Sissili province, in Léo, to check that classes had effectively resumed. He addressed the teacher shortage and the role of school councils.
In a column, engineer Abdoulaye Kaboré explains the various energy losses in an electricity system, distinguishes technical from non-technical losses, and presents levers to reduce them, such as zone-based metering and data analysis.
Real Madrid beat AS Roma 4-3 at the Stadio Olimpico in the second matchday of the Champions League league phase, after trailing 3-1 until the 83rd minute. Mbappé became the youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances.
Burkina Faso's parliament validated the revised law on community service (TIG) on 14 October 2026. The text extends eligible work to intellectual services, excludes criminal and terrorism offences, sets up a permanent commutation regime for prison sentences and involves the prison administration.
Opinion piece by Dr Nurudine Oyewole on the revolt of French high-school students, which began in French Guiana in September 2026, and which he reads as a sign of youth distress amid global economic, social and ecological crisis. The text has no direct link to West Africa.
The CNLF presented the results of three operations carried out on September 30 and October 1, 2026, with CFA55.233 million worth of illicit goods seized. The seizures included cyanide, smuggled cigarettes, subsidized diesel and counterfeit lubricating oil.
