Chief of General Staff Major General Moussa Diallo visited the 2nd Gendarmerie Legion in Bobo-Dioulasso on 19 August 2026, as part of an operational tour of the Guiriko region. He inspected the regional USIGN "FARA" unit and urged the troops to show discipline and esprit de corps.
Endeavour and the Ecobank group are partnering to finance local companies supplying mining projects in West Africa. The programme has disbursed over 8.4 billion FCFA in loans in Burkina Faso and also offers training.
Aurora Drilling, an all-female drilling services provider founded by former colleagues, won its first contract at the Houndé mine with grade-control drilling. Financing from the Endeavour–Ecobank partnership allowed it to buy new equipment, and it now wins exploration contracts across the region.
During a meeting in Ouagadougou on 20 August 2026, Burkina Faso's foreign minister received UN Special Envoy Sahle-Work Zewde, who is assessing UNOWAS. He called for UN reforms and for cooperation based on field realities.
SONABEL announces repair work at the 90/33 kV Ouaga Nord-Ouest substation on Saturday, 22 August 2026, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The work will cause power cuts in Ouahigouya, Gouri, Yako and surrounding localities.
Burkina Faso's Ministry of Agriculture has announced the "Zéro poulailler vide" operation to support poultry farmers facing a drop in production. A press conference to present it is scheduled for 21 August 2026 in Ouagadougou.
Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor was charged on 19 August 2026 over her alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking network, after being arrested at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia.
The second edition of the SHEMA camp, the youth camp of the Evangelical Protestant Church (EPE), opened on 19 August 2026 in Diébougou, Burkina Faso. Bringing together more than 500 young people until 24 August, it is held under the theme "Be strong and take courage".
Morocco's dams have reached a national filling rate of 68.66%, up from 34.54% a year earlier, according to the official "Maa Dialna" platform. The Tensift basin leads with 82.99%.
At the end of June 2026, Burkina Faso's industrial gold output reached 26.752 tonnes, up 10.3% year on year. Total goods exports stood at 4,643.7 billion FCFA, driven by raw gold, which accounts for 93.3% of export value.
The WHO has announced the end of type 2 poliovirus transmission in Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo. It urges continued vigilance, as the risk of reimportation remains, as shown by a recent detection in Madagascar.
Senior officials of the AES, meeting in Niamey from 17 to 19 August 2026, recommend adopting and budgeting the year-one roadmap. They also propose measures on the free movement of people and goods.
Cameroonian President Paul Biya returned to Yaoundé on 20 August 2026 after 74 days spent in Europe on a private stay. His absence had raised questions about his health and schedule.
The BMCRF and ABNORM carried out an inspection in Ouagadougou on 19 August 2026. They found 100 tonnes of rice illegally stored in a residence, along with expired products and cases of non-compliance with approved prices. Several shops were sealed.
Canada, together with UNFPA in Burkina Faso, handed the Ministry of Health three ambulances, 200 hospital beds, 115 delivery tables and other medical equipment. The donation aims to improve care and maternal and newborn health, under the PROSSEC project.
Burkina Faso is taking part in the 7th China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum, which opened in Beijing on 20 August 2026. A delegation led by the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism is attending alongside about thirty African countries.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urges Japan to acknowledge the outcome of World War II and stop minimising its past as an aggressor. She criticises Tokyo's policy of remilitarisation.
China is strengthening its natural disaster governance, with interministerial coordination, technological tools (satellite remote sensing, big data, AI) and decentralised emergency resources. The article presents this policy as a priority of the Chinese Communist Party.
Paul Biya returned to Yaoundé airport on 20 August 2026 after a 74-day private stay in Switzerland. In a satirical tone, the author comments on a welcome organised by the RDPC and criticises the president's governing from afar.
A 14-year-old, Chérif Kounta, founder of Alpha IA, designed "FasoNova", a Burkinabè artificial intelligence. The article only provides the introduction.
