In his general policy declaration to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo announced performance contracts for each minister and an evaluation of public policies based on measurable objectives, while keeping the Senegal 2050 course.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 8 September 2026.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 8 September 2026.
Customs of Burkina Faso's Economy Ministry handed over seized explosives, detonators and other goods to the Ministry of War and Patriotic Defence in Bobo-Dioulasso. The finance minister also announced stepped-up action against fraud.
Obituary of Mrs Gambina Mossi Maïga, wife of Ouattara, of Nigerien nationality, who died on 3 September 2026 in Banfora. She was buried the following day in the municipal cemetery according to Muslim rites, and her family calls for prayers.
The Customs Directorate General presented in Bobo-Dioulasso over 23 tonnes of seized spoiled rice, then handed over to the Army explosives, detonators and communication equipment intercepted by its units.
The list of the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or has been announced, with ten PSG players and two Africans, Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi. The ceremony is due on 26 October in London.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 8 September 2026.
Two African players, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi (PSG) and Senegal's Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr), are among the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or. The article highlights the strong competition from global stars.
ONASSIM is holding a capacity-building workshop in Ouagadougou from 8 to 10 September 2026 for governors, regional mining directors and mining stakeholders on preventing and managing conflicts linked to mining activities.
Burkina Faso is strengthening its mechanisms for preventing and managing conflicts linked to mining. A 72-hour workshop opened in Ouagadougou on 8 September 2026 to train regional governors and regional mining directors, in the presence of the Security and Mines ministers.
In Ouagadougou, the District 4 town hall launched a pothole-filling operation on Sunday 6 September on National Road 22, between the Schiphra hospital roundabout and the Nord interchange. Residents and associations took part while awaiting permanent repair work.
In Bobo-Gare, Customs presented more than 23 tonnes of seized spoiled rice. During a handover to the Army, it also handed over explosives, detonators, Starlink equipment and 7,500 litres of petrol seized by the Bobo mobile brigade.
Ouagadougou is hosting the second edition of the Games of the Confederation of Sahel States (JAES), opened on 8 September 2026 in the presence of Burkinabè, Malian and Nigerien authorities. The competitions, bringing together young athletes from the three countries, run until 16 September.
The new Gabonese ambassador to Burkina Faso, Thierry Yvon Michel N'Goma, presented copies of his letters of credence to Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré on 7 September 2026. He praised the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré and bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Burkinabè DJ and slam poet DJ Otemptic is scheduled to perform on 12 September 2026 at the Forum Factory in Berlin during the 11th Woka Kuma Festival. Her European tour will also take her to Hamburg, Paris and Lyon.
ONASSIM opened a three-day workshop in Ouagadougou (September 8–10, 2026) for governors and regional mining directors on preventing and managing mining conflicts.
Weekly mining sector review: Annonciata Thiombiano takes over the presidency of AFEMIB, consultations on mining title management in Ziniaré and Kaya, Halidou Ouédraogo appointed to the PARGFM Mines component, and Ghana Gold Board's forecast of foreign currency earnings.
Burkina Faso's Prime Minister, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, announced the upcoming inauguration of TEXFORCES-BF, the armed forces' textile factory in Logofourso near Bobo-Dioulasso. The plant is meant to process local cotton into uniforms for defence and security forces and the VDP.
Burkina Faso's Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean Marie Traoré, received Gabon's new ambassador, Thierry Yvon Michel N'Goma, who presented copies of his letters of credence. The diplomat, also accredited to Mali and Niger, plans to develop bilateral cooperation.
