Cyclist, Horizon FM presenter and cycling commentator El Hadj Boukaré Tiemtoré, known as "Ladji 14", died of an illness during the night of 12 to 13 October 2026. The Burkinabè Cycling Federation has offered its condolences.
At the Saguia district of Niamey, Health Minister Garba Hakimi, representing the Prime Minister, presided over the laying of the foundation stone of the Military Uniform Manufacturing Unit (UCTM). The 3.89 billion FCFA project, fully funded by the FSSP, is to take 15 months and produce 250,000…
On October 14, 2026 in Ouagadougou, police sub-officer cadets of the 56th promotion of the National Police School make and lay paving stones on Thomas-Sankara avenue. The activity is part of JEPPC 2026 and the Faso Mêbo programme.
A massive crude oil and gas eruption occurred on 25 September 2026 at the Goumeri W8 well in Agadem, eastern Niger. According to the oil ministry, the situation was partially under control on 12 October, and an investigation has been opened.
Several people, including a content creator, have been arrested in Burkina Faso after a social media video in which a man calls for mosques and churches to leave the country and makes a death threat. They could be prosecuted under the law on religious freedoms.
The DGSSI is organising the national cybersecurity week, "Morocco CyberSecurity Week", in Rabat from 12 to 14 October 2026, with round tables, workshops, an exercise with the ITU and a Malian delegation taking part.
The second Conference of Heads of Higher Education and Research Institutions of the AES opened in Ouagadougou for two days of talks on harmonising university systems and student mobility. A Togolese delegation is taking part.
The second conference of heads of higher education and research institutions of the AES opened in Ouagadougou on 13 October 2026. Discussions focus on harmonising training, mobility and the mutual recognition of diplomas among Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
The 2nd conference of higher education and research officials of the AES Confederation opened on 13 October 2026 in Ouagadougou. It is expected to lead to strategic agreements between the three countries on harmonising higher education, research and innovation.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Gaoussou Sanou, visited the Tannounyan region on 12 October 2026 to assess the 2026-2027 agro-pastoral season. The delegation toured the Comoé agropole and the fish-farming company Ediba Group, which produces tilapia and catfish fingerlings.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré has announced a minimum monthly salary of 200,000 FCFA for athletes selected for the Ligue de la Souveraineté, a championship expected to create nearly 1,000 jobs. Regional governors will coordinate coach recruitment and regional competitions.
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARCOP) has submitted its 2025 annual activity report to Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. The report cites 5,316 contracts signed in 2025 and 1,149 appeals handled.
Niger has laid the foundation stone in Niamey for a factory producing military uniforms, funded with about 3.9 billion FCFA from the Fund for the Solidarity for the Safeguarding of the Homeland. With a capacity of 250,000 uniforms per year, it aims to equip the defence and security forces.
From 7 to 9 October 2026, Orange Burkina Faso's "BARKATOUR" caravan stopped in Orodara (Kénédougou). It combined a public concert, user support for digital services, and promotional offers on smartphones and SIM cards.
The Burkina Faso women's national team, the Étalons dames, play Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé, in the return leg of the LA 2028 Olympic qualifiers. The article lists Burkina Faso's starting XI.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated the Faso-Kéoogo public primary school complex in Bonheur-Ville (Ouagadougou), funded by the state at a cost of over one billion CFA francs. It houses three schools with 1,453 pupils taught by 32 teachers.
Customs administrations of the AES and Togo are strengthening cooperation: experts meet in Ouagadougou from 12 to 14 October 2026 ahead of the 5th meeting of the Confederation's Customs Directors General, scheduled for 15 and 16 October. Agenda items include a confederal preferential tariff…
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila has taken the leadership of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), announced in Goma, which reportedly absorbs the AFC and the M23. The Congolese government had not yet responded.
The National Coordination for the Fight against Fraud (CNLF) has published the results of three operations carried out on September 30 and October 1, seizing fraudulent goods worth a total of 55.2 million CFA francs: cyanide, smuggled cigarettes, diverted subsidised diesel and counterfeit…
Some Nanwinyélé Euvaris defended his PhD with the distinction "Très honorable" on the agent responsible for bacterial blight of cowpea in Burkina Faso. His work assesses intercropping, notably with maize, and plant-extract biological treatments.
