Burkina Faso produced 90,804 tonnes of gold in 2025, contributing nearly 776 billion FCFA to the state budget. The steering committee of the national strategy against mining fraud held its first session of the year in Ouagadougou.
The Tenkodogo Municipal Police carried out a road check on 11 October 2026, intercepting 210 riders without helmets and seizing 18 vehicle documents. The operation recovered more than 1,170,000 FCFA in fines.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated the Bonheur-Ville public primary school complex in Ouagadougou, funded from state resources for over one billion FCFA. It houses three schools with 1,453 pupils taught by 32 teachers, and fifteen similar complexes are announced in other…
Customs experts from the three AES countries and Togo's Office togolais des recettes are meeting in Ouagadougou from 12 to 14 October 2026. They are preparing the 5th meeting of the Confederation's customs directors-general, scheduled for 15 and 16 October, on preferential tariffs, rules of origin…
Chief of Defence Staff General Elisée Jean DAO made a 48-hour visit to units deployed in Anefif and Kidal, Mali, on 10–11 October 2026. He praised the morale and professionalism of the troops.
Niger's National Police announced the dismantling of an alleged network of sexual abuse of minors in Niamey. Three suspects, including a sports coach, have been arrested and placed in police custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
Customs experts from the AES states and Togo's Office togolais des recettes are meeting in Ouagadougou from 12 to 14 October 2026 to prepare the 5th meeting of AES customs directors general. Discussions cover a confederal preferential tariff regime and the harmonisation of customs practices.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel OUÉDRAOGO inaugurated a public primary school complex in Bonheur-Ville, in Ouagadougou's 7th district. The three-storey building has 16 classrooms and hosts 1,453 pupils for the 2026-2027 school year, built with state funds for over one billion CFA francs.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated the Bonheur-Ville public primary school complex in Ouagadougou, built under the IPEQ initiative. The building has 16 classrooms and hosts three schools with 1,453 pupils, and fifteen similar complexes are announced.
Drinking water network reinforcement works were launched in Bobo-Dioulasso by Ismaël Sombié to serve about 132,000 additional people. The project includes a pumping station, a water tower and about 7,000 metres of pipes, with a ten-month timeline.
AS Roma host Real Madrid on 14 October 2026 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, in matchday 2 of the Champions League league phase. The article presents the probable line-ups of both teams, which are missing several players.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated the public primary school complex in Bonheur-Ville, Ouagadougou, on 12 October 2026, built under the IPEQ initiative. It hosts three schools and 1,453 pupils for the 2026-2027 school year.
Bertrand Traoré did not travel with Wolverhampton to Middlesbrough on Saturday due to a minor calf injury sustained in training. The length of his absence has not yet been announced.
AS Roma host Real Madrid on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, in matchday 2 of the Champions League league phase. The article covers the date, kick-off time, broadcasters and head-to-head record.
A panel held in Fada N'Gourma (eastern Burkina Faso) as part of the JEPPC brought together producers, processors and technical officials to discuss the production, processing and consumption of local food products. Speakers presented the sector's challenges and strengths.
In Gaoua, SOTRACO agents on the Gaoua-Batié route face change shortages, passenger disputes and threats during discussions about the bus rules, including the 40,000 FCFA fine for deliberate damage to equipment. The article calls for shared civic responsibility on public transport.
Customs experts from the three AES countries and the Togolese Revenue Office (OTR) are meeting in Ouagadougou from 12 to 14 October 2026, ahead of the 5th meeting of the Confederation's Directors General of Customs. They are due to finalise a draft decision on a confederal preferential tariff…
Joseph Ramdé says industrialization in Burkina Faso is still held back by access to energy, the lack of developed industrial zones, heavy bureaucracy and insufficient technical skills. He recommends regional industrial zones, decentralized procedures and stronger training.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated the Faso Kéoogo public primary school in Bonheur-Ville, Ouagadougou, which cost over one billion FCFA. Presented as a pilot project, it foreshadows fifteen similar school complexes planned for 2026.
During a tour of border and territorial units, National Police Director General Thierry Dofizouho Tuina demands an immediate end to racketeering and extortion on roads and at borders. He also stresses the stakes of the AES for free movement.
