The lifeless body of a young girl was found in the trunk of her father's car in the family courtyard in sector 15 of Banfora. According to the source, the exact cause of death is not known.
The Mobile Economic Control and Fraud Repression Brigade (BMCRF) sealed five shops in the capital and surrounding areas for failing to respect regulated prices of cement and everyday consumer goods. Their owners were conscripted for community service.
Animal health experts from the AES validated three joint tools in Ouagadougou from 14 to 16 September 2026 against cross-border animal diseases: harmonised epidemiological surveillance, a confederal veterinary vaccine bank and coordinated vaccination campaigns.
In DR Congo, the opposition coalition C64 held a march on 15 September 2026 against a possible constitutional revision and a third term for Félix Tshisekedi. The text also mentions tensions in Kinshasa, reported repression in Lubumbashi and the security situation in the country’s east.
The text praises the drop in accidents and deaths after the introduction of video ticketing and the mandatory helmet rule. It also denounces the abandonment of a one-month-old baby in Saonré, in Ouagadougou.
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Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 16 September 2026.
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Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 16 September 2026.
According to the African Economic Outlook 2026 of the African Development Bank, Burkina Faso's growth reached 6.3% in 2025, driven by gold and agriculture, with deflation of 0.5% and the public deficit reduced to 3.7% of GDP.
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Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 16 September 2026.
Mali's transitional president, Assimi Goïta, inaugurated the new headquarters of the BAFS-CA in Sénou, funded from the national budget. The ceremony also marked the launch of operations of the Special Operations Command (COS).
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) received a certificate of recognition from Burkina Faso's National Identification Office in Ouagadougou for helping issue more than 14,000 biometric AES identity cards in high-insecurity areas.
According to the August 2026 economic outlook note, Burkina Faso's goods exports reached 5,418.4 billion FCFA at the end of July 2026, up 61.4% year on year, driven by gold. Mining products account for 93.8% of exports.
Canadian ambassador Tina Guthrie, ending her mission in Burkina Faso, was received by Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré to express her gratitude. She praised cooperation based on trust and mutual respect.
The second DSI Digital Day opened in Ouagadougou with chief information officers from the three AES countries. Topics include cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence, and the presentation of a first national barometer on AI adoption.
The Prime Minister received the organising committee of the "Night of the Revolutionary Progressive People's Revolution", set for 30 September in Ouagadougou, regional capitals and diplomatic missions abroad. He called for strong public mobilisation.
Burkina Faso has launched FasoSign, its national electronic signature platform, designed to digitise administrative documents from end to end. First integrated into three systems (mail, foreign missions, land registry), it is part of the "zero paper" goal for 2030.
Bridge Fiber Solutions (BFS), manager of Burkina Faso's national fibre optic backbone, is recruiting an IP/MPLS network engineer to run the backbone, IP transit and B2B and wholesale services. Applications are due by 30 September 2026.
At 26, Zongo Alexandra Tounwendsida left her job as an accounting assistant to found ZAT Blessing Store in Ouagadougou. The business sells hygiene products and offers practical training to women; about 52 people have been trained so far.
According to the UN, Israel's "yellow line", set after the October 2025 ceasefire, has been gradually moved and Palestinians now live on less than 40% of Gaza. Families repeatedly displaced describe fear and a lack of shelter.
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Health inaugurated a new paediatric oncology building at the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Teaching Hospital in Ouagadougou. Built by the Lions Club with partners including Orange, LONAB and SONABEL at a cost of 205 million FCFA, the centre can admit 25…
