Burkina Faso's foreign minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré and North Korean vice foreign minister Kim Son Gyong met in New York in September 2026 to revive bilateral cooperation, restored in March 2023. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation frameworks and increase delegation exchanges.
1,888 new health professionals completed their mandatory patriotic immersion on 28 September 2026, at a ceremony chaired by Health Minister Robert Kargougou. The cohort, named "Health Sentinels", is set to join its assigned health facilities.
Guinea-Bissau's former president Umaro Sissoco Embaló, ousted in the 26 November coup and now in exile, says he will return home and run in the 6 December presidential election set by the junta led by General Horta N'Tam.
The DRICA-Goulmou carried out a price control operation on everyday consumer goods in Diabo. Shopkeepers found in breach received warnings or were arrested, and expired and prohibited products were seized.
The National Police dismantled a cannabis trafficking and sale network in Ouagadougou, seizing 86 kg of cannabis, motorcycles, adulterated drinks, smuggled cigarettes and psychotropic drugs. The network was supplied from a neighbouring country and supplied gold-panning sites.
Trade and industry ministers of the AES, meeting in Bamako with the private sector, reviewed free movement, the fight against fraud and a planned joint purchasing centre. Talks on a new framework agreement with ECOWAS were also announced.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré inaugurated RAFFINOR-BF, Burkina Faso's first national gold refinery, a investment of over 11 billion FCFA by the state and private sector. Its initial refining capacity is 164 tonnes per year.
ARCEP opened a three-day workshop in Ziniaré with consumer associations and civil society groups. Topics include consumer rights, the quality of telephone, Internet and mobile financial services, complaint handling and digital fraud.
Sidya Touré, former Guinean prime minister and founder of the UFR, has died in Paris at 81. The article reviews his political career, electoral setbacks and exile from Guinea.
In the DRC, a new rise in Ebola cases is being reported in North Kivu, while Ituri is seeing a decline. The piece calls for continued vigilance, as treatment centres are saturated and villages are also affected.
Twenty-seven people were killed in two shootings in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with several others injured. The text questions how South Africa can curb crime and the circulation of weapons.
As the school year approaches, the text denounces fathers who refuse to pay their children’s school fees after a separation. It calls for dialogue and insists that children should not suffer from marital conflicts.
In a 27 September 2026 interview, Burkina Faso’s head of state discussed a new constitution, the break with France, tensions with the EU, the ICC, spies, and national security. He also reviewed the RPP’s gains, the AES, and relations with Russia.
Burkina Faso beat the Central African Republic 1-0 on matchday 2 of the CAN 2027 qualifiers, after a draw with Benin. The Stallions now have four points.
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Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 28 September 2026.
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Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 28 September 2026.
Burkina Faso's Stallions beat the Central African Republic 1-0 in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers, thanks to a goal by Aboubacar Sidiki Camara in the 60th minute. They provisionally top Group F.
Burkina Faso's Etalons beat the Central African Republic 1-0 on 28 September 2026 in Casablanca in their second AFCON 2027 qualifier (KETZUG zone). After a 1-1 draw with Benin, the team is aiming for qualification.
The LONAB publishes the results of the Faso Loto draw of Monday 28 September 2026. The available text is limited to the title and site navigation, with no details of the winning numbers.
According to the GI-TOC, at least 41 mass shootings have killed about 196 people in South Africa since January 2026. Two attacks in Johannesburg and Cape Town killed 27 people over one weekend.
