The African Union has launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) in Port-Louis, Mauritius, a self-financed, privately driven financial rating agency. It aims to provide credit assessments adapted to African realities, as an alternative to the "Big Three" agencies.
At the government exhibition at SIAO in Ouagadougou, the basic and secondary education ministers presented the education system's priorities: curriculum reforms, English teaching, science and technical tracks, and regulation of school fees.
Ghana's Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced in Accra on 6 October 2026 Ghana's intention to join the BRICS, aiming to diversify its partnerships and support its economic transformation. Membership will depend on the acceptance of its application by the members.
President of Faso Ibrahim Traoré chairs the Council of Ministers on Thursday 8 October 2026, where the Executive is to review several files and take decisions. The announcement does not detail the decisions.
Vista Group formally denies a fraudulent publication using the image and identity of its chairman, Simon Tiemtoré, to promote a purported investment platform promising 4 million FCFA per month. The group warns the public against any fund transfers.
The governor of Niamey urges riverside residents to be vigilant: the Niger River reached 538 cm on 6 October, above the yellow alert threshold of 530 cm. He recommends safety measures under the ORSEC plan.
Burkina Faso's Prime Minister opened the 15th edition of the Ouagadougou African Communication Universities (UACO), themed on "communicational war". He called on Africa to take control of its own narrative and informational sovereignty.
In France, a wave of protests led mainly by young people continued on 8 October 2026, with hundreds of high schools blocked and frequent clashes with police. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu wants to open negotiations with high school students, whose demands cover teacher shortages, overcrowded…
The Koudougou municipal police impounded 235 two-wheelers in one day on 6 October 2026 from riders not wearing helmets. The offenders paid a total of 705,000 FCFA in fines, after a period of awareness campaigns.
The Burkinabe National Police checked 14,165 road users for not wearing helmets between October 1 and 3, 2026. In total, 9,799 were fined and 3,231 vehicles were impounded, for 31,414,000 CFA francs in penalties.
In Ouagadougou, FasoAmazone.net features a woman who sells soap balls, on the occasion of the JEPPC and the "Consommons local" month. The article presents her activity as an example of support for the local economy and economic patriotism.
At the Tengandogo University Hospital Centre, a vascular and endovascular surgery team removed, without opening the chest, a dialysis catheter fragment lodged in the heart and hepatic veins of a 30-year-old patient. According to the team, it is a first in Burkina Faso.
The BRVM official listing bulletin for 7 October 2026 provides documents related to interest payments, PALM CI’s half-year activity report, a dividend payment schedule and UCITS net asset values.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is hearing in Lausanne the appeal by the Senegalese football federation against CAF's decision awarding the 2025 AFCON title to Morocco. No ruling is expected immediately after the hearing.
From 5 to 6 October 2026, the Djôrô regional trade directorate (DRICA), with the National Gendarmerie, inspected mass-consumption products in Kampti. Several regulatory breaches were found, some sales premises were sealed, and unfit products were removed.
According to the World Bank's latest semiannual economic report on Africa, regional growth would rise from 4.1% in 2025 to 4.3% in 2026. For Burkina Faso, growth would be 5% in 2026, with moderate inflation and declining public debt.
President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno announced in N’Djamena that Chad will abolish entry visas for all African nationals from January 1, 2027. The implementation details have not yet been specified.
Cameroon has lost Jean Manga-Onguéné, former Canon Sportif de Yaoundé striker and Indomitable Lions captain, who has died at 80. Nicknamed the “Golden Head,” he left his mark on Cameroonian football before becoming a coach and technical official.
The Burkinabè government adopted a decree updating the list of products subject to special import and export authorisation. The measure aims to protect local industrial units producing detergents, soaps, bleach, chalk and tomato paste concentrates.
Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala presented judicial reforms in Ouagadougou, including criminal procedure changes, criminal chambers and the digitalisation of services. Video conferencing could be used to hear detainees and for certain civil procedures.
