At the monthly national flag-raising ceremony at the Primature, Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo paid tribute to the fighting forces and farmers. He announced the upcoming inauguration of the TEXFORCES-BF military textile factory.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo received Chinese Ambassador Zhao Deyong to discuss strengthening cooperation, particularly in productive sectors. Both sides want to prioritise equipment, technology transfer and local production units.
A Cairo criminal court has sentenced TV presenter Sarah Khalifa and eleven other defendants to death for manufacturing and trafficking drugs. The verdict can still be appealed.
The Minister of Higher Education announced that 360 of the 361 programmes in Burkina Faso's public universities had returned to normal as of 31 August 2026, a rate of 99.69%. The pharmacy programme at UJKZ is still being normalised, and all levels will start classes on 1 October 2026.
The COGEF business federation for the Oubri region, represented by Noé NANA, presented proposals to a delegation of the National Assembly on the job integration of TVET graduates, including a national pact. It calls for more internships, apprenticeships and systematic tracking of graduates.
The Burkina Faso U17 Etalons begin the football tournament of the 2nd Alliance of Sahel States Games (JAES) in Ouagadougou on Monday, September 7, 2026. Burkina fields two teams, Team A against Niger and Team B against Mali.
In Dakar, hundreds of people demonstrated against the rising cost of living during the “Empty Baskets March.” Their demands concern prices, rents and electricity, while suspicions of political hijacking surround the protest.
A student who also worked as a broker was arrested for producing fake vehicle registration documents with the help of artificial intelligence. The text condemns the fraud and says it should serve as a lesson.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 6 September 2026.
At the classification matches and final of the 2026 UFOA-B Women's tournament at the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou, USFA beat Benin and Nigeria won the final on penalties against Ghana. The FasoAmazone.net team was present on site.
Gendarmes in Saponé seized a large quantity of human and animal pharmaceutical products in Targho on August 22, 2026, carried by three men who were arrested. A money laundering investigation has been opened and the suspects have been referred to the judicial authorities.
On September 5, 2026, in Ouagadougou, the 1996 cohort of 950 assistant teachers celebrated its 30th anniversary under a theme centred on service to Burkina Faso's schools. The cohort inaugurated a teacher's hut at the National Museum.
The KARGOUGOU family announces the death of Hadja Ténin SAVADOGO, widow of Paul-Edouard Moussa KARGOUGOU, which occurred on 6 September 2026 in Ouagadougou. The funeral schedule for 6 and 7 September is detailed.
The UN General Assembly adopted, with 164 votes in favour, a "Correct the Map" resolution proposed by Togo on behalf of the African Union. It encourages world maps that show continents at their true areas, instead of the Mercator projection.
Saïdou Maïga, Burkina Faso's ambassador to Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and The Gambia, is publishing "Le Maire de Falagountou", an autobiographical account of his term as mayor of this rural commune in the Burkinabè Sahel (2016–2020). A book signing is scheduled for 15 September 2026.
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana toured the Koulsé region (Bam province) on 5 September 2026. There he congratulated and encouraged the defence and security forces and the VDP volunteers deployed in the field.
Supa Strikas of Kampti won the 3rd edition of the Périgban Youth Cup by beating Albinos Noir 2-0 in the final on 5 September 2026. The competition, which brought together 18 teams, combined football with civic awareness activities.
In Péni, near Bobo-Dioulasso, women who sell grains (millet, maize, sorghum) keep the market running every day. They face challenges in accessing financing, equipment, storage and transport.
The Institute for Diplomatic and International Career Support (IACDI) awarded certificates to 41 of 47 registered candidates in Ouagadougou, in diplomacy and humanitarian action, security diplomacy, and environmental and climate diplomacy.
Save the Children, with the association AMMIE and financial support from KOICA, handed out 150 income-generating activity kits to vulnerable people in Ouahigouya, as part of the ZEEMSTAABA project. The kits, worth about 18 million CFA francs, aim to foster the beneficiaries' financial independence.
