From 1 to 4 October 2026, police in the Oubri region checked 928 two- or three-wheeler riders for not wearing helmets and issued 2.301 million FCFA in fines. 161 vehicles were impounded as part of the "Bouclier Tête" operation.
The National Police of Djôrô seized 1,202 two- and three-wheeled vehicles over four days as part of the "Bouclier Tête Durcie" operation on mandatory helmet use. About 1,083 road users were fined, totalling 3,249,000 FCFA.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated a teaching complex at the Burkina Institute of Arts and Crafts (IBAM) in Ouagadougou, including a 500-seat lecture hall and laboratories. Built under the IPEQ initiative, it was inaugurated for the 2026-2027 academic year.
President of Faso Captain Ibrahim Traoré received boxer Hamed Abel Nikièma, known as "Le Percuteur", WBA African middleweight champion, who presented him with the belt he won in Ouagadougou on July 3.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the new teaching complex of the Burkina Institute of Arts and Crafts (IBAM) in Ouagadougou, including a 500-seat amphitheatre, funded under the IPEQ initiative. The ceremony marked the start of the 2026-2027 academic year.
From 1 to 3 October 2026, the National Police checked 14,165 riders for not wearing a helmet and issued on-the-spot fines to 9,799 of them. 3,231 vehicles were impounded.
Boxer Hamed Abel Nikièma, known as "Le Percuteur", WBA African middleweight champion, was received in audience on October 5, 2026 by Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traoré, to whom he presented the belt he won in Ouagadougou on July 3.
Boureima Ouattara, promoter of the "BADEYA" concept, donated football jerseys and balls to the commune of Niangoloko after the BADEYA sports and cultural events in Banfora. Future editions of the regional football tournament are expected to be extended to the Tannounyan region.
Tribute to Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Senegalese writer, who died at the age of 98. The article recalls that he is the author of L'Aventure ambiguë (1961) and its character Samba Diallo.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated a 500-seat amphitheatre and a two-storey complex at the Burkina Faso Institute of Arts and Crafts (IBAM) in Ouagadougou, built under the IPEQ initiative. About ten more infrastructure projects are planned for 2026-2027.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo inaugurated a 500-seat complex at the Burkinabè Institute of Arts and Crafts (IBAM) of Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou. Built under the IPEQ initiative, it includes an amphitheatre, laboratories and furniture made in Burkina Faso.
President Ibrahim Traoré received boxer Hamed Abel Nikièma, known as "Le Percuteur", WBA African middleweight champion, who presented him with the belt he won in Ouagadougou on July 3. The sports minister praised the victory.
The trial of Lionel Bilgo and Vincent de Paul Kaboré, charged with illegal property dealings, unauthorised real estate advertising and money laundering, did not take place on October 5, 2026, before the ECOFI court in Bobo-Dioulasso. It was adjourned to October 19 at the prosecution's request…
The Stallions of Burkina Faso returned to Ouagadougou after their 7-0 defeat to Argentina in a friendly in Buenos Aires. The sports minister praised their courage and commitment, as Burkina Faso fielded players under 23.
Ministers for Justice and Territorial Administration presided over a flag-raising ceremony in Dioula as part of the 2nd phase of the National Days of Patriotic Commitment. The President of Faso's message calls for consuming Burkinabè-made products under the slogan "Produisons burkinabè, consommons…
A literary review of Du caviar pour un lapin, a 2021 play by Sophie Heidi Kam, presented as a pioneer of Burkinabè dramatic writing. The critic analyses its mise en abyme, its treatment of homosexuality and the freedom of its characters.
Police in the Koulsé region recorded 1,265 offences for not wearing a mandatory helmet during four days of checks in Kaya, and seized 127 vehicles. Checks will continue, and police remind riders that passengers must also wear helmets.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to act on nerve cells. It could eventually help treat Parkinson's and epilepsy.
Construction Minister Mikaïlou Sidibé calls for collective mobilisation to improve access to housing and build planned, inclusive and resilient cities on World Habitat Day 2026. He cites the Burkina Faso Deenw Ka Soow and PRO-REST-APUR programmes.
Argentina will face Benin in a friendly international on 7 October 2026 at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, an evening dedicated to Lionel Messi. Fasozine presents the probable line-ups of both teams.
