To close its 40th anniversary celebrations in Lomé, Ecobank Group announces a USD 2.6 billion financing plan through 2030: USD 2 billion for women-led businesses (Ellever programme) and USD 600 million for agricultural value chains.
At its session of 24 September 2026, Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers decided to create "Faso Sanya" to professionalise the maintenance of public buildings, and approved its specific statutes. Spending on cleaning, security and rehabilitation of public infrastructure rose from 8.78 to 18.80…
The second phase of the 3rd edition of the National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation (JEPPC) will take place in Burkina Faso from 2 to 16 October 2026, under the theme "Produce local, consume Burkinabè". A government exhibition at SIAO is scheduled from 2 to 9 October.
On World Pharmacists Day, the president of the Burkina Faso Pharmacists' Order, Dr Nedié Nao, calls for strengthening the profession's contribution to public health. He welcomes the authorities' initiatives to promote pharmaceutical sovereignty.
The Mobile Economic Control and Fraud Repression Brigade (BMCRF) closed 16 cement and essential goods outlets in Ouagadougou for lacking invoices and speculative practices. Fifteen offenders were ordered to perform community service.
A convoy of more than 1,200 fuel tankers arrived in Bamako on 23 September 2026, escorted by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa). The operation aims to improve fuel availability in the capital and across the country.
The Burkinabè government presented the outline of the 2nd phase of the 2026 JEPPC, running from 2 to 16 October 2026 under the theme "Produce Burkinabè, consume Burkinabè!", with a government exhibition at the SIAO.
Burkina Faso's foreign minister met his Gabonese counterpart in New York and they announced a joint cooperation commission planned for November to strengthen ties. The minister also received the UK's minister for international development, who requested Burkina Faso's support for British…
The African Union has renewed its commitment to restoring trust with the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) after a period of tension. AU chairperson Evariste Ndayishimiye received the AES foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
As part of the 9th Regional Day of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the SOGOB held a free screening campaign in Ziniaré, Burkina Faso, for precancerous cervical lesions and breast cancer, using a mobile clinic and awareness sessions.
Burkina Faso will hold the second phase of the 3rd edition of its National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation (JEPPC) from 2 to 16 October 2026, under the theme "Produce Burkinabè, consume Burkinabè!". A government exhibition will run at the SIAO from 2 to 9 October.
In Ziniaré, a 60-year-old woman who had suffered from an obstetric fistula for nearly twenty years was operated on during a SOGOB campaign. She is the only one of nine patients examined to undergo surgery.
Profile of Myriam Scholastique Ouedraogo, 22, a Master 2 medical student at USTA in Ouagadougou who also runs MyriamShop, an online bag store she launched after her baccalaureate. The article covers her career and her advice to young entrepreneurs.
In Ouagadougou, on the eve of the Burkina Faso – Benin match in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers, supporters interviewed express confidence in the Stallions and call for a home victory, on Friday 25 September 2026 at the Stade du 4-Août.
Lébinoua Nikiéma, director of public procurement and financial commitments control at the CNDH, was dismissed at the Council of Ministers on 24 September 2026. The move follows his arrest by the BCLCC over Facebook posts containing unverified claims.
Orange Burkina held the 4th edition of "O'Arrosage" in Ouagadougou, bringing together 100 young people who passed the 2026 BEPC or baccalaureate exams. The programme featured professionals' testimonies, career advice and an overview of study grants from the Orange Foundation.
ISTIC began defending end-of-studies dissertations on 23 September 2026, with 32 counsellor and engineer trainees in information and communication sciences presenting until 25 September. Among the works are a study of the Brigade Laabal's communication and an analysis of how diplomacy is covered…
The Council of Ministers reviewed a draft law on a new Public Health Code to replace the 1994 code, which is considered outdated. The text provides for creating a health reserve corps, a personal medical record and telemedicine.
Burkina Faso mobilised 1,972.85 billion FCFA in budget revenue by 30 June 2026, or 121.97% of the half-year target. At the 24 September Council of Ministers, the government also reviewed a new public health code and created "Faso Sanya" to maintain public buildings.
At the 81st UN General Assembly session, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama calls for reform of the global order, recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity, and a permanent African seat on the Security Council.
