SONABEL announces that its prepaid and postpaid electronic payment services will be interrupted from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Thursday, 3 September 2026, for IT maintenance. Customers are advised to pay online before 5:30 p.m. or visit the main agency counters.
Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang announces he is stepping back from the national team after being excluded following Gabon's elimination at the 2025 AFCON. He says he was "humiliated and smeared".
A training session on gender-based disinformation was held on 29 August 2026 at the University of Ngaoundéré as part of the DDISA project. It brought together journalists, bloggers and civil society actors to better detect misleading content targeting women and its effects on online violence.
An attack by armed terrorist groups on the police station in Kignan, in the Sikasso region, was repelled on 30 August 2026. At least 11 attackers were neutralised, according to the reported toll.
On 2 September 2026 in Niamey, the driving forces of the Nation reaffirmed their support for the CNSP at a rally held at the Place de la Concertation, a few days after the events of 28 and 29 August in the capital. Several officials called for peace, cohesion and vigilance.
The Association of Burkinabè Bloggers (ABB) held the 5th edition of its National Digital Symposium in Ouagadougou, focused on digital trust and information resilience. Presentations covered cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and disinformation.
In Dassasgho, Ouagadougou, development work is underway on a roundabout near the Yaar de Dassasgho. Machinery and workers are gradually transforming this heavily used space, and the site is not yet complete.
Nigeria has confirmed the withdrawal of about 200 US soldiers deployed in February to support the fight against insecurity. The Nigerian army spokesperson says the withdrawal serves specific operational goals and does not call into question security cooperation between the two countries.
In Ouahigouya, the legal requirement to wear helmets for two- and three-wheeler riders is largely respected, according to road safety associations and shopkeepers. Correct helmet use, however, remains a challenge.
A 14-year-old Burkinabè creator, Chérif Kounta, founder of Alpha IA, presents FasoNova, an artificial intelligence designed in Burkina Faso. The article is truncated and gives no further details on the project.
At the end of 2025, domestic private investors held 47% of the capital of credit institutions in Burkina Faso, the highest share in the WAEMU. Despite growth in bank balance sheets, customer loans fell by 4%.
On 1 September 2026, the DGTT&M gathered passenger transport companies of Guiriko in Bobo-Dioulasso to present four priority areas: digitalisation, driver training, cooperation with local authorities and licences for "dina" minibuses. The meeting follows a unilateral fare increase by 17 companies.
Burkina Faso's National Police has launched BRICIR, a motorised brigade tasked with tracking down traffic offenders, starting with video-ticketing violators who have not paid their fines. The unit will be extended to regional capitals.
France Télévisions journalists Sébastien Perez Pezzani and Gaël Mocaër, along with their Togolese fixer, were released on condition in Togo after their arrest in July. They must still appear before the judge as the investigation continues.
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana launched the BRICIR, a motorised National Police brigade tasked with fighting road incivility in Ouagadougou, including non-payment of e-ticketing fines. Similar brigades are planned for other regional capitals.
The 72 Hours of Peace opened in Ouagadougou as part of the PPJ programme, implemented by EIRENE and its partners in Burkina Faso and Niger. The programme aims to strengthen young people's commitment to peace and social cohesion.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 2 September 2026.
Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt for a two-day visit marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Cairo and Beijing are set to discuss the Middle East war, trade and investment amid tensions with Washington.
In Guinea-Bissau, the yes vote on the constitutional reform project won with 70% of the vote, with turnout at 55%. The text argues, however, that a change of regime will not be enough to solve the country’s recurring institutional crises.
In Sudan, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has launched consultations for a national dialogue aimed at ending three years of war. The article criticizes the exclusion of the Rapid Support Forces, arguing that lasting peace is unlikely without them.
