The Burkina Faso women's senior national handball team, accompanied by the president of the Burkinabè Handball Federation, was received by the Mogho Naaba ahead of the first IHF Nations Trophy, scheduled for Ouagadougou from 2 to 6 September 2026. The team received his encouragement and blessings.
Kinshasa has suspended studies at eight universities in the combat zones of Goma and Bukavu, which are suspected of having come, or being about to come, under AFC-M23 control. 48 professors have been suspended over suspicions that they were paid by the rebellion or accepted posts from it.
The National Police intercepted five minors aged 15 to 17 in Ouahigouya, in the Yaadga region, as they were about to secretly travel to gold mining sites in Mali. An investigation has been opened and the Prosecutor of Faso has been notified.
CIA director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on 25 August 2026 for four hours, the first trip by a CIA chief since 2021. The article examines the reasons for the visit and its links to the war in Ukraine, the US war against Iran and hybrid threats to NATO.
Eight candidates, including five women, are running to succeed António Guterres, whose term ends on 31 December 2026. A second informal Security Council straw poll placed Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett first, followed by Rebeca Grynspan and Rafael Grossi.
Eight candidates, five women and three men, are competing to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary-General, whose term ends on December 31, 2026. For the first time since 1945, a woman could take the post.
The first ordinary session of the AES Confederal Parliamentary Sessions opened in Niamey, scheduled to run until 29 August 2026. Discussions will cover police cooperation, free movement of people and goods, and the economic model of the media.
Niger's President Abdourahamane Tiani received the speakers of the Burkina Faso and Mali parliaments in Niamey to report on the AES confederal parliamentary session held from 24 to 25 August 2026. They discussed the installation of confederal deputies, the adoption of internal rules and the…
The first ordinary session of the Confederal Sessions of the AES Parliaments opened on 26 August 2026 in Niamey, chaired by Ousmane Bougouma, and is scheduled to run until 29 August. Parliamentarians will examine police cooperation, free movement of people and goods, and the economic model of the…
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejects the US proposal to extend the arms embargo to all of Sudan, saying sanctions will not change Khartoum's position. The editorial fears peace will be further delayed as the war enters its fourth year.
Opinion column praising the Ministry of Health's seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign, held from 20 to 23 August 2026, which targeted more than five million children. The author also denounces traders who hoard cement to speculate amid strong demand.
At a research-creation seminar, Ildevert Meda and Nomwendé Charles Tiendrébéogo discuss the use of masks in theatre in Burkina Faso, long considered taboo because of their sacred character. They aim to bring out the masks' stage energy without profaning them.
Chinese authorities launched large-scale rescue operations after a mudslide in Nepal caused heavy loss of life at the Gyirong border crossing in Xizang. Emergency measures and funds have been released.
The Ministry of Sports, Youth and Employment announces the AES Confederal Youth and Volunteering Forum, scheduled in Ouagadougou from 28 to 30 August 2026, with about 1,000 young people at the opening ceremony and 215 taking part in the work sessions.
The Malian Armed Forces, supported by partners, struck positions of armed terrorist groups in Abéibara (Kidal region) on 24 August 2026 and 34 km north-east of Sévaré on 25 August. Surveillance and reconnaissance operations are continuing to assess the strikes' effects.
Novosibirsk State University in Russia will open an international engineering class in a secondary school in Ouagadougou, with support from Burkina Faso's Ministry of Education. More than 30 students were selected from 600 applicants.
With the current technical staff's contract expired, the Burkinabè Football Federation has launched a call for applications to recruit a new head coach and assistant coach for the women's national team. Applications are due by 8 September 2026.
The Burkinabè Football Federation clarifies that the recruitment of the new Etalons Dames coach is part of the process launched on 19 May 2026 for coaches of all national team categories. The call for applications is open to eligible candidates, including the outgoing staff.
On August 25, 2026, Côte d'Ivoire issued Treasury bills and bonds on the WAEMU regional market. Targeting 100 billion CFA francs, it accepted 110 billion out of more than 241 billion in bids.
The Bogodogo University Hospital Centre (CHU-B) has officially launched cataract surgery by phacoemulsification (Phaco-E), a less invasive technique, as part of expanding its specialised eye care services.
