Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tiani replaced Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Moussa Salaou Barmou with General Mahaman Sani Kiaou, two weeks after a mutiny in Niamey. Several other military appointments were also made.
The article explains that the Labour Code prohibits employers from punishing an employee by unilaterally cutting their salary; deductions are allowed only in cases set out by law. It also outlines the disciplinary sanctions available and the worker's remedies.
According to a UNICEF analysis covering 106 countries and territories, one in ten students had their schooling disrupted by extreme weather in 2025. Storms were the main cause, and girls are particularly at risk of dropping out.
President of Faso Captain Ibrahim Traoré has planned prizes and bonuses for young athletes who excelled at the 2026 Alliance of Sahel States Games (JAES). Amounts vary by discipline, reaching up to 5 million FCFA for football.
Apple announces that its latest Apple Intelligence features, including a fully redesigned AI Siri assistant, will be available from September 14 through free software updates for iPhone, iPad and Mac. The announcement was made at the "Surprise and Shine" event.
Burkinabè winger Régis N'Do, 25, has signed with AVS Futebol SAD, a second-division Portuguese club. He returns to Portugal after a season with Hapoel Haifa in Israel.
A personal development piece urging readers to leave an environment that drains or limits them, rather than persisting out of fear of change. It is a motivational text with no news facts or specific actors.
Justin Koné Katinan, vice-president of the opposition PPA-CI, was remanded in custody on 11 September 2026 by the antiterrorism section of the Abidjan court. He faces charges of terrorism and participation in an insurrectionary movement linked to the 2025 electoral unrest.
Apple has unveiled a redesigned Health app powered by Apple Intelligence, featuring a Longevity tab, a "Health Age" feature and a new sensor system on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. The rollout starts later this year, first in US English.
The 8th SICADIA, held in Rabat under the theme of reparations for crimes linked to the transatlantic slave trade and slavery, concluded with the adoption of a Rabat Declaration, recommendations and resolutions. The next summit is expected to take place in Ghana in 2027.
The National Non-Commissioned Officers School of the Gendarmerie held a ceremony marking the end of training for the "KAWGU" promotion: 300 new non-commissioned officers, including 15 women, received their shoulder insignia in the presence of government members and officials. The Chief of Staff…
West African Resources, which operates the Sanbrado and Kiaka mines and is developing Toega in Burkina Faso, is a diamond sponsor of SAMAO 2026 in Ouagadougou. The article details its 2025 gold output, economic contribution, local purchasing and employment.
Opinion piece about the film "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East", centred on a Chinese chef and a restaurant that protect war orphans in the Middle East. It promotes a vision of peace based on food and cooperation, and cites the construction of 1,000 schools in Iraq.
The 18th Ouagadougou International Craft Fair (SIAO) will be held from 30 October to 8 November 2026, under the theme of African craftsmanship and industrialisation. The minister of Industry, Trade and Crafts presented its organisation at the 10 September 2026 Council of Ministers, with…
Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tiani made several appointments to the high command of the Nigerien Armed Forces. Brigadier General Maman Sani Mamane Kiaou becomes Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, succeeding Major General Moussa Salaou Barmou.
List of duty pharmacies in Ouagadougou for the period from 12 to 19 September 2026, grouped by district, with their phone numbers. Published by Laborpresse.net.
Two weeks after the Niamey mutiny, General Abdourahamane Tiani reshuffled the top echelons of the Nigerien army through four presidential decrees, appointing a new armed forces chief of staff and new heads of the army and general staff. No official explanation was given.
Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers adopted two texts transforming the National Development Service (SND) into the Faso Boalé Agency (AFB). The new agency, under the technical supervision of the Ministry of War and Patriotic Defence, is responsible for organising the Patriotic National Service.
Bafudji FC of Gaoua is preparing for the 2026 season with the goal of promotion to the second division. The club, in Group D, faces SANE FC in Poura on Sunday 13 September in its first official match.
Burkina Faso is preparing a draft order to tighten quality control of medical radiology equipment using ionising radiation (radiography, CT scanners, mammography). Led by the ARSN, the text, whose drafting session opened in Koudougou on 10 September 2026, is not yet in force.
