As part of the 8th SAMAO and 1st SEMH-AES events, participants, including mining engineering students, toured the Gonsé granite quarry, from rock extraction to aggregate production. The operator, Globex Construction, reports output of up to 10,000 tonnes per day and about 80 direct jobs.
The Burkina Faso Directorate General of Customs has launched an online survey on perceptions of customs integrity, as part of the World Customs Organization's anti-corruption programme. It runs from 21 September to 2 October 2026 and targets customs staff and private-sector operators.
In the Atchoukpa area of Benin, a repeat burglar previously imprisoned twice was arrested on 19 September 2026 by the Ouémé police. A search of his home turned up many stolen items, and seven victims recognised their property.
Engineer Seydou Nabalma's first novel, "La Gifle de l'immigration," published by Éditions La Calebasse, follows an African intellectual couple who move to Quebec and face professional downgrading, isolation and culture shock. The book is a finalist for the 2026 Prix Bernard B. Dadié du jeune…
The economic and financial court (ECOFI) refused provisional release to former minister Lionel Bilgo and Vincent de Paul Kaboré, who remain in detention. The next hearing in the case is set for 5 October 2026.
The private sector beat the Defence and Security Forces 2-0 in the final of the football tournament "For the RPP, I commit myself", held on 19 September 2026 in Diébougou. Promoted by minister Serge Gnaniodem Poda, the tournament aims to promote social cohesion around the RPP.
Prof. Michel Akotionga, a gynecology specialist, died on Monday, 21 September 2026, according to the president of the Burkina Faso gynecologists and obstetricians society (SOGOB). The society paid tribute to his work, including his pioneering fight against female genital mutilation.
At the Thomas Sankara Memorial in Ouagadougou, children from the Burkind Goulé association, formerly street children, learn about the country's history. Étienne Lompo, coordinator of the Memorial project, encourages them to embrace work, discipline, responsibility, solidarity and commitment.
The 48 fixtures for the first two matchdays of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, played from 24 September to 6 October 2026, have been released. The final tournament is scheduled for 19 June to 18 July 2027 in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Avenir FC of Niou won the 7th edition of the Naba Tanga maracana tournament in Gademtenga, beating Lion FC of Gademtenga on penalties after a 1-0 draw in regulation time. The edition's theme was the role of traditional chieftaincy in social cohesion.
The Mobile Economic Control and Fraud Repression Brigade (BMCRF) is carrying out inspections in markets and bookshops to check prices, price displays and product compliance for school supplies at the start of the school year. Consumers are asked to report abusive practices via three toll-free…
On 18 September 2026, a stocking operation for the floating cages on the Pô dam was launched, introducing 3,000 pangasius fingerlings alongside 180,000 tilapia fingerlings. The Minister of Agriculture, Water, Animal and Fisheries Resources attended.
Mogho Naaba Baongo received the 2026 Wamdé d'or trophy, awarded by the cultural mediation initiative at the VIP Gala of the Cultural Alliances and joking kinship ceremony. The honour recognises contributions to peace, unity and development.
The Association of Grand Yadga natives in Djôrô donated five tonnes of cement for making paving stones for the Faso Mêbo works in Gaoua, and its members helped prepare a paving site near the RN 11.
According to a Forbidden Stories investigation, the United States has transferred at least 25,447 people to 28 third countries since January 2025, nearly 20,000 of them to Mexico. Cameroon and Eswatini are among the countries that have signed agreements.
The DA MAAR theatre company, with the GIZ Decentralisation and Social Cohesion Programme, staged a Forum Theatre performance in Batié on 20 September 2026 on social cohesion and the place of women. The show is part of a series also planned in Legmoin and Kpuéré.
The 2nd edition of Hotelier Week ended in Ouagadougou after ten days of theoretical and practical training at Sissiman International Hotel School. A total of 1,050 young people took part, and the culture minister called for synergy between the state and the private sector.
King Vert won the 3rd edition of the Trophée des Champions organised by the Fabrice Simporé Global Initiative Foundation in Ziniaré, beating Waguess FC on penalties after a draw. The four finalists received cash prizes in FCFA.
Dozens of cyclists gathered in Kinshasa to pay tribute to Miguel Masaisai, a cyclist committed to peace who died in a road accident in the Republic of Congo. They are calling for his commitment to be officially recognised.
Mohamed Ali "Momo" Zoma, a Nuremberg striker born in Italy to a Burkinabè father, has been called up for the first time to the Italian national team by Roberto Mancini. He had also been courted by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.
