CAF announces a 33% increase in annual subsidies paid to its 54 member associations, with the cap rising to $700,000. Zonal unions and the African Clubs Association also receive higher funding.
Former education minister Lionel Bilgo and Vincent de Paul Kaboré were granted provisional release on a total bail of 40 million FCFA. A defence appeal against the transfer of the case to the ECOFI economic and financial unit is due to be heard on October 27.
During a visit to the Kénédougou Provincial Police Directorate, the National Police Director General, Thierry Dofizouho Tuina, called for upright policing practices, praised results against terrorism and crime, and declared zero tolerance for extortion.
In Tougan, students held a commemorative march called "Des pas pour Sankara" to honour Thomas Sankara, initiated by the school VDP project. The Secretary General of the Sourou province received their message and encouraged them to embrace the ideals of the RPP.
Laafibook is a digital health record solution developed in Burkina Faso by the company Pukyam. Accessible via mobile app and web, it centralises individual and family medical data and enables secure sharing between patients, doctors, pharmacies and laboratories.
Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, the African Union commissioner for trade and industry, urges African countries to pair the continental free trade area (AfCFTA) with local industrial transformation. She warns that free trade without industrialisation risks deepening the continent's economic dependence.
In the Nando region, seed producers in Niakado, Mougounisi and Salbisgo Dapoya face low rainfall that is reducing expected yields of sorghum, cowpea and maize. The head of UNPS-B calls for faster harvests and preparation of the dry-season campaign.
The BRVM official trading bulletin of 14 October 2026 announces several notices, including the first listing of the GREEN BOND SWAMI AGRI 7.00% 2026-2031, quarterly interest payments and dividend payments by Africa Global Logistics CI.
Zakafy, a Burkinabè platform for free real estate classified ads, is a finalist in the 2026 National Digital Innovation Competition (FasoDigital). The public is invited to vote before October 22.
Batis and its partner BTB trained about twenty young people in Kombissiri in image, sound and filmmaking. They produced a collective short film, "Le cadeau inattendu", and a closing ceremony was held in the presence of local authorities.
The first edition of the social cohesion maracana cup took place in Rom, in Gourcy commune, with FC Zindingessé beating FC Rogo on penalties. The event also highlighted the role of the FDS and VDP in helping residents return.
FasoNova, a Burkinabè artificial intelligence system, was created by 14-year-old Chérif Kounta, founder of Alpha IA. The article presents the young tech creator and his project.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Burkina Faso’s industrial turnover rose by 34.4% according to the INSD, driven mainly by extractive industries. Manufacturing improved over the quarter but remained down year on year, especially agri-food.
At the Thomas Sankara Memorial in Ouagadougou, guide Pengdwendé Kima explains the visit, the symbolism of the mausoleum and the growing interest of Burkinabe visitors in the former president’s legacy. The site also welcomes both local and international visitors.
Burkinabe lawmakers adopted a revised law on community service to make it easier to apply, improve reintegration of convicts and increase prison production, especially cereals.
Burkinabe researchers presented the results of a bio-insecticide project based on Calotropis procera against mosquito larvae that transmit malaria and dengue. The product, in tablet form, currently shows a larval elimination rate of 80 to 90%.
Burkinabe customs seized 150,000 Tapentadol tablets hidden under a clinker shipment at the border with Togo. The owner of the cargo reportedly tried to bribe officers before the truck was immobilized in Ouagadougou.
The Ministry of Security has set the official fee for a regular passport in Burkina Faso at 50,000 CFA francs, now unified with the AES passport. Minister Mahamadou Sana urges citizens to avoid intermediaries.
The 71 deputies voting in the Legislative Assembly of the People unanimously adopted a revised bill on the administration of community service (TIG) in Burkina Faso. The revision aims to strengthen the social reintegration of convicts and relieve prison overcrowding.
The Burkinabè Prime Minister 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: linking information systems, simplifying formalities and fighting fraud.
