Former education minister Lionel Bilgo, manager of the SITRAF company, and its executive director have been remanded in custody in Bobo-Dioulasso for selling undeveloped plots without authorisation. Their trial is scheduled for 4 September 2026.
Tengandogo University Hospital in Ouagadougou, with the SOBUCHIP, is holding a first reconstructive surgery campaign from 31 August to 4 September 2026 for about twenty children with anorectal malformations or Hirschsprung's disease.
The prosecutor's office in Bobo-Dioulasso has placed former education minister Lionel Wendkouni Joël Bilgo and SITRAF executive director Vincent Paul Kaboré in pretrial detention for illegal land promotion. They are accused of subdividing and selling plots without the required authorisation; they…
Two executives of SITRAF, including former Education minister Lionel Bilgo, were placed in pre-trial detention on 28 August 2026 for illegal land promotion and advertising without authorisation. The Bobo-Dioulasso prosecutor opened an investigation after bare plots were sold.
The National Federation of Road Transport Operators (FENAT) has announced a return to passenger transport fares in force before the latest adjustment, effective 29 August 2026, following a joint order imposing penalties on transport companies. The federation says it wants to open talks with the…
Niger's defence minister says the situation has been brought under control after a group of soldiers moved at Base 101 in Niamey, where some reportedly held fellow soldiers hostage and fired on sensitive sites. Residents are urged to stay calm.
The Bobo-Dioulasso prosecutor's office is prosecuting the managers of SITRAF, including former Education minister Lionel Bilgo, for illegally conducting land development and advertising without authorisation. Both managers were placed in pretrial detention on 28 August 2026.
The prosecutor of Bobo-Dioulasso's High Court announces that the manager and executive director of the real estate company SITRAF have been prosecuted and remanded in custody for selling undeveloped plots without authorisation. The company is also being prosecuted. The trial is set for 4 September…
Heavy and light gunfire was heard in Niamey overnight on August 28-29, 2026. The government says it has brought under control a mutiny involving soldiers, with no casualties reported so far.
Cameroonian actress and director Yaya Mbilé Bitang, speaking at a session of the Laboratoire des Critiques Africaines, sets out her view of acting based on the body, the voice, the actor's availability and the distinction between actor and character.
The General Policy Statement of Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lô, scheduled for 1 September 2026, has been postponed. The National Assembly cites the eight-day notice period in its rules of procedure, amid tensions between President Faye and Assembly Speaker Ousmane Sonko.
In the night of 28 to 29 August 2026, a group of soldiers attempted to hold fellow soldiers hostage at Base 101 in Niamey and fired on sensitive sites in the capital. According to Niger's Ministry of Defence, security forces regained control of the sites.
In Burkina Faso, secretly recording a private conversation without the person's consent is punishable under Article 524-9 of the Penal Code, with two months to one year in prison and a fine. Keeping or sharing such a recording is also penalised.
The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Mobility has imposed financial penalties on 17 road passenger transport companies for unilaterally raising fares in August 2026. The companies risk higher penalties or suspension of their activities if they do not pay.
Sixty-four fires were still active in 10 Algerian provinces, mainly in Jijel, after 110 of the 174 fires recorded in 24 hours were extinguished. The wave of fires killed 12 people and injured 54, and the president declared three days of national mourning.
In Tougan, in the Sourou province, the mandatory helmet rule for motorcycle riders is boosting demand among helmet sellers, whose prices range from 7,000 to 15,000 CFA francs. Road users welcome the measure, which aims to reduce the consequences of road accidents.
Burkinabè entrepreneur Hamed Ouédraogo founded Finnovatix in Nice in 2023, a consultancy helping tech startups and SMEs obtain public funding. Its AI platform Kafundo lists over 2,800 funding schemes and scores eligibility.
Burkina Faso's public treasury accepted 49.5 billion FCFA in an auction of treasury bills and bonds on 26 August 2026, against offers of over 86 billion. The overall absorption rate was 57.35%.
Senegal and The Gambia held the first steering committee meeting of their digital cooperation agreement in Banjul. They outlined a roadmap built on four areas: interoperability, cyber resilience, capacity building and regulatory harmonisation.
Clubic reported the early-access launch of Twitter.now, a paid network (from $20) that reuses the Twitter name and visual identity. It uses Gemini AI-assisted moderation and faces a lawsuit from X Corp.
