Burkinabè international full-back Issa Kaboré has been permanently transferred from Manchester City to Wrexham AFC, an English second-division club, on a three-year contract running to 2028-2029. The club aims for promotion to the Premier League.
An article on how market traders in Ouagadougou use Orange Money to secure their takings, manage payments and gain financial inclusion, including illiterate women. It also features testimonies from traders and remarks from the secretary general of Orange Money Burkina Faso.
Africalia, the Hiba Foundation and the Institut français, in partnership with the European Union, have launched the first call for applications for Iqlaa, an acceleration programme for about twenty Moroccan cultural and creative businesses led by young people aged 18 to 35. Deadline: 27 September…
Ghanaian defender Oscar Naasei, 21, joins Real Madrid from Granada (Spanish second division). He is expected to first reinforce Castilla, the club's B team in the third division, and to train occasionally with the first team.
Burkinabè right-back Issa Kaboré has signed a three-season contract with Wrexham, for an estimated fee of €2.35 million, after a successful loan spell at the Welsh club. He is leaving Manchester City.
SONABEL announces the early opening of the flood spillway gates at the Bagré dam from 9 a.m. on 28 August 2026, after heavy rainfall raised the reservoir level. It urges residents downstream to stay alert to the risk of flooding.
Digital pioneer in Burkina Faso, Younoussa Sanfo, head of HorusLabs and ACES, looks back on 25 years of youth training, puts the country's technological sovereignty at 15%, and calls for securing national systems.
In Gaoua, in the Djôrô region, 1,451 conscripts of the 2026 mandatory patriotic immersion completed a month of civic, military and citizenship training. The closing ceremony, chaired by Governor Siaka Barro, was held on 27 August 2026.
Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy and Finance, Aboubakar Nacanabo, received Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot in Ouagadougou. They discussed Burkina Faso's economic situation and prospects for bilateral cooperation.
The 2026 mandatory patriotic immersion ended on 27 August 2026 in several regions of Burkina Faso, after 30 days of training for more than 65,000 new bachelor's graduates. The closing ceremony in Ouagadougou, held at the Stade du 4-Août, was attended by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who addressed the…
The 355 conscripts of the 2nd edition of the Mandatory Patriotic Immersion (IPO) in Sourou completed a month of training in Tougan on 27 August 2026. The closing ceremony included demonstrations, a parade and the handing out of certificates.
The BMCRF is selling 100 tonnes of rice seized from illegal storage at social prices, starting September 1, 2026, at its headquarters. Proceeds will go to the Fonds de soutien patriotique (FSP).
Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine arrived in Algiers on 26 August 2026 for a two-day working visit aimed at revitalising bilateral relations after the 2025 tensions. He was welcomed by his Algerian counterpart, Sifi Ghrieb.
President of Faso Captain Ibrahim Traoré presided over the closing ceremony of the 2026 mandatory Patriotic Immersion at the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou. He urged newly graduated bacheliers to show humility and dignity.
Fish deaths, including sacred catfish, were recorded on 26 August 2026 in the Marigot Houet in Bobo-Dioulasso, the day after a fire in pesticide storage stores. The town hall urges residents not to eat the dead fish or use the water, while the exact cause remains to be established.
The 2026 class of the Compulsory Patriotic Immersion (IPO) completed its training on 27 August 2026 at the Stade du 4 Août in Ouagadougou, in the presence of Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Some 65,000 students took part in a month of immersion supervised by more than 2,000 Defence and Security Forces…
On 26 August 2026, a closing ceremony for a two-week patriotic immersion brought together 115 agents from ONASSIM and ONBAH at the Commando National Training Centre in Pô. The programme aimed to promote integrity, discipline and commitment to the nation's interests.
At the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou, the "Immergés of compulsory patriotism" sing and dance to music by artist Priva before the official closing ceremony begins.
ONASSIM and ONBAH closed a two-week patriotic training course for 115 agents at the CNEC commando training centre in Pô. The programme combined civic training, physical activities and weapons handling instruction.
The mining companies SOMISA and TOEGA rewarded about a hundred primary and secondary laureates in Zorgho, Ganzourgou province, during an Excellence Day, with a budget of 26.489 million FCFA. The awards honoured top students in the CEP, BEPC and baccalaureate for 2026.
