Basic Education Minister Sosthène Dingara sent a message marking the 2026-2027 administrative back-to-school, praising education staff and calling for collective work, discipline and reforms.
Police officer Traoré Daouda Kader, known as TDK, a 5th dan black belt, officially retires from competition after nearly 20 years in the national karate team. The Burkina Faso Karate-Do Federation announced his sporting retirement.
A meeting opened in Ouagadougou to validate an additional protocol to the Treaty of the Confederation of Sahel States and a decision creating a cross-border consultation framework for border regions of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The two texts aim to strengthen cooperation on security, mobility…
The 8th West African Mining Activities Week (SAMAO) opened in Ouagadougou on 15 September 2026, alongside the first Energy, Mining and Hydrocarbons Week of the Confederation of Sahel States (SEMH-AES). Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo called for extractive resources to serve state…
World Athletics has awarded Nairobi, Kenya, the 2029 senior World Athletics Championships, a first for the African continent. Nairobi previously hosted the U18 World Championships in 2017 and the U20 World Championships in 2021.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo opened in Ouagadougou the 8th SAMAO, held together with the 1st AES Energy, Mining and Hydrocarbons Week. The discussions focus on adding value to and processing mineral and energy resources.
On Monday 14 September 2026, participants at a SAMAO event took part in a popular cross-country run followed by an aerobics session, after visiting the Thomas Sankara Memorial and attending a conference on mining and energy resources. The initiative aims to promote sport, health and cooperation…
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on member countries to act as pioneers in making the international order fairer and more equitable, marking the 20th anniversary of BRICS cooperation. He also presented an initiative on AI for new-type industrialisation.
Agriculture minister Ismaël Sombié visited the construction site of the modern slaughterhouse in Fada N'Gourma, which costs over 3.5 billion FCFA and is 58.34% complete. The facility is meant to strengthen slaughter capacity and hygiene for animal products in the Goulmou region.
In Ouagadougou, a meeting opened to validate an additional protocol to the Confederation of Sahel States treaty on cross-border cooperation, and a decision creating a consultation framework for administrative authorities in border regions. Burkinabè, Malian and Nigerien officials stressed fighting…
Burkina Faso's Prime Minister opened the 8th West African Mining Activities Week (SAMAO) in Ouagadougou, held jointly with the 1st AES Energy, Mining and Hydrocarbons Week (SEMH-AES). He called for turning subsoil resources into jobs and industry.
Nucleon Security, a pan-African cybersecurity scale-up, launches ATOM AI, an agentic AI platform that connects existing tools to contextualise alerts, automate investigations and speed up incident response.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 15 September 2026.
August has been the hottest on record worldwide, with average surface air temperature 1.65 °C above the pre-industrial level. The El Niño phenomenon is contributing to these exceptional conditions.
A ministerial meeting on cross-border cooperation between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger opened in Ouagadougou on 15 September 2026 to adopt two texts. They aim to strengthen cooperation between AES border regions and set up a periodic consultation framework between their administrative authorities.
The United States is preparing to repatriate to The Gambia the proceeds from the sale of former president Yahya Jammeh's villa in Potomac, Maryland, seized by US justice. The Gambian justice minister says a transfer agreement is being finalised, with the funds earmarked for the Reparations…
An ADCT mission visited a preschool centre and 25 market shops in Kongoussi, Koulsé region, built with its financial support. The shops are rented for 15,000 FCFA per month, providing income for the commune.
A press release announces that the census of properties and people affected by the construction and paving of departmental road no. 42, Koudougou-Nandiala-Kindi, will take place from 22 September to 20 October 2026, ahead of compensation payments.
At the opening of the SAMAO and the first SEMH-AES in Ouagadougou, Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo said mining, energy and oil resources should serve sovereignty, industrialisation and social progress. He outlined four priorities: security, local processing, governance and energy mastery.
Minister of State for Agriculture, Commander Ismaël Sombié, visited the construction site of the modern slaughterhouse in Fada N'Gourma, which costs over 3.5 billion CFA francs and is 58.34% complete. The project is part of the "Zero export of live cattle" operation.
