On 4 September 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution sponsored by Togo on behalf of the African Group, encouraging equal-area map projections to better represent Africa's true area. The non-binding text was adopted by 164 votes to one (United States), with six abstentions.
Burkina Faso will play Argentina, one of the world's football giants, on October 3, 2026 in Buenos Aires, during a FIFA international window. The Etalons are continuing their friendly matches after their June games against Russia and Belarus.
Mali raised 60.5 billion FCFA on the WAEMU financial market through one treasury bill and two treasury bonds, against a target of 55 billion. Bids reached 67.987 billion, a 123.61% coverage rate.
On September 1, 2026, John Ternus takes over as CEO of Apple from Tim Cook, who becomes executive chairman of the board. The handover comes amid Apple's lag in artificial intelligence and the reshaping of its supply chain.
The Faso Vêenem Agency is holding a three-day workshop from 1 September 2026 to train Burkinabè institutional actors on the digital platform of the Africa Minigrids Program. The tool is meant to centralise and track mini-grid data.
Benin and Nigeria successively deny any involvement in the recent events in Niamey, which occurred on the night of 28-29 August 2026, and reaffirm their commitment to dialogue and regional stability.
The Faso Mebo Agency, a Burkinabè state agency specialised in public infrastructure works, has extended the deadline for submitting applications for its staff recruitment to September 12, 2026. The deadline was originally set for August 24 to September 2, 2026.
In Kpuéré, in Noumbiel province, residents are manually repairing the badly damaged RN11 between Batié and Kpuéré. They are calling on the authorities for lasting intervention.
List of on-duty pharmacies in group 4 in Ouagadougou for the period from 5 to 10 September 2026, with their telephone numbers. The article was published by Laborpresse.net on 4 September 2026.
The BMCRF is continuing its price checks on mass-consumption goods in the capital and surrounding areas. Several shops were ordered to correct their displayed prices, and expired and counterfeit products were removed from the market.
Burkina Faso has opened a workshop in Ouagadougou on a planned poison control centre, which will handle prevention, advice and treatment of toxicological emergencies. The meeting aims to define stakeholder roles and set a roadmap.
Cumulative malaria cases fell by 37.5% between week 34 of 2024 and week 34 of 2026, a drop of 1,405,002 cases. The Ministry of Health credits vaccination, vector control, seasonal malaria chemoprevention and bed net distribution, in the context of the National Anti-Vector Control Days.
The Central Brigade for Combating Cybercrime (BCLCC) has arrested five suspects accused of registering SIM cards under false identities, which were then sold, mostly for scam purposes. They have been referred to the public prosecutor.
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated a national children's radio programme on its 70th anniversary. He called on children's culture professionals to train a new generation of capable young people.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 4 September 2026.
On 4 September 2026 in Ouagadougou, ASVOVIG handed out certificates to 470 beneficiaries, widows, orphans and wounded defense and security forces, trained in sewing, hairdressing, soap-making, cooking, two-wheeler mechanics and poultry farming. The head of state encouraged them.
In Bobo-Dioulasso, Twellium Industries donated 20 tonnes of cement, 40 tonnes of granite sand, water and drinks to the Faso Mêbo agency in the Guiriko region. Company employees also took part in the site work.
From January to August 2026, 841 people died on the spot in road accidents in Burkina Faso, and 673 others after being admitted to health facilities. The figures were presented by ONASER in Ouagadougou.
A recently developed roundabout near the Bangr-Wéogo urban park in Ouagadougou offers a renewed and greener urban setting. The project receives support from ANEV, according to an article published by FasoAmazone.net.
The sponsor of the Sahel Security Forces Group (GFSS), Colonel Yaguibou Issa, Chief of Staff of the National Gendarmerie, toured the area from 31 August to 2 September 2026. He met the fighting forces at the Falangoutou and Seytenga detachments, praising and supporting them.
