Health Minister Dr Robert Lucien Kargougou considers the results of the 3rd national anti-larval days (JNLAV) round, held on 3 and 4 October 2026, satisfactory. More than 502,000 larval breeding sites were destroyed, and the fourth round is scheduled for 6 to 8 November 2026.
The municipal police of Bobo-Dioulasso arrested about ten pupils and students on October 28, 2026, during an operation against the consumption of shisha and strong alcoholic drinks. The force says it aims to protect young people and public order.
The Burkinabè Prime Minister attended a signing ceremony in Moscow for a memorandum of understanding between the BCID-AES and Russia's VEB.RF. The text aims to boost trade, investment and financing of projects in the Confederation of Sahel States.
The CCEB/BF is holding the fourth National Education Week in Burkina Faso from 26 to 31 October 2026, focused on technical and vocational training. The minister's representative noted that only five of every hundred pupils entering sixth grade choose these tracks, and the national goal is 60% by…
Educommunik officially launched the African Forum on Media and Information Literacy (FA-EMI) in Ouagadougou on 28 October 2026, in partnership with the Central Brigade for Combating Cybercrime. The initiative aims to fight disinformation and hate speech in West Africa and the AES space.
Ivorian zouglou duo Yodé and Siro will celebrate their 30 years of career on December 12, 2026 at the SIAO courtyard in Ouagadougou, after festivities in Côte d'Ivoire. The concert, organised by Bam Productions Inter, has tickets priced between 5,000 and 20,000 FCFA.
In Boromo, Balé province, High Commissioner Martin Bako laid the foundation stone for the perimeter wall of the urban 1 health centre (CSPS). The project, led by the ASDC-Boromo association under the IPDC, is funded by residents and local organisations to secure working conditions for health staff.
The National Centre for Strategic Studies (CNES) and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) are holding a workshop in Ouagadougou on 28-29 October 2026 on the climate-peace-security nexus. It aims to help implement the National Climate Security Strategy for 2025-2029.
In Barsalogho, 93 women received free screening for breast and cervical cancer during a mobile clinic visit as part of Pink October. No positive or suspected cases were recorded.
In Ouargaye, the High Commissioner of Koulpélogo chaired a provincial public conference on civic duty and peace, bringing together administrative, traditional and religious leaders, defence and security forces and civil society around the ideals of the People's Progressive Revolution (RPP).
The national reproductive health week runs from 26 October to 1 November 2026 in Burkina Faso. Its regional launch took place in Bobo-Dioulasso, with screening targets for female cancers and STIs in the Guiriko region.
The CNLS-IST held its 23rd ordinary session on 28 October 2026 and adopted the 2026-2030 National Strategic Plan to fight HIV, AIDS and STIs, aiming to end AIDS by 2030. The 2025 review of the National Multisectoral Plan was also examined.
As part of the 18th SIAO in Ouagadougou, SITARAIL provided free transport for about a hundred craftspeople from the Guiriko region, along with their goods, departing from Bobo-Dioulasso station. The "Train de l'Artisanat" initiative aims to ease the logistical costs faced by artisans.
At the third stage of the "Pagb Yidgr-Sooré" campaign in Boussouma, the focus was on women's health: screening for breast and cervical cancer and tests for infections at the local medical centre, which saw strong turnout. The head doctor called for partner support to cover treatment costs.
The public primary school of Pissila Secteur 3 Ropané (Koulse) harvested 600 kg of peanuts from its school field, thanks to mobilisation by teachers, parents and pupils. The yield will feed the local school canteen and help cover some operating costs.
The Burkinabè Taekwondo Federation held a training camp for 80 athletes from 22 to 28 October 2026, supported by World Taekwondo. Participants worked on new techniques, and equipment was handed over to the federation.
The Houndé health district held an advocacy meeting for a mass treatment campaign against schistosomiasis, scheduled from 26 to 31 October 2026 for 39,297 children aged 5 to 14. High Commissioner Issiaka Segda urged parents, schools and religious and traditional authorities to support the operation.
The Ministry of War and Patriotic Defence hosted the opening of the second session of the Egypt–Burkina Faso Joint Committee on military and technical cooperation in Ouagadougou on 27 October 2026. The two-day session will review the past two years of cooperation.
The Front for National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC), an opposition party led by Issa Tchiroma Bakary, was suspended for three months by the Minister of Territorial Administration after the October 2025 presidential election. The article sees this as a move by the ruling party to weaken the…
Cameroon will send six riders to the 37th Tour du Faso, scheduled from 30 October to 8 November 2026, with a team manager and a mechanic. Without its usual riders, the delegation, which left Yaoundé on 28 October, is aiming for a first Cameroonian title.
