Sandor Csanyi, FIFA vice-president and head of the Hungarian football federation, says he has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino and calls for his departure, after the dismissal of director general Kevin Lamour. He also criticises several controversial decisions linked to the World Cup.
Liberia announces it will host up to 1,200 third-country nationals transferred from the United States over twelve months under an agreement with Washington. A first group of 20 people is due to arrive on August 20.
From 19 to 21 August 2026, agents of the Burkinabè Fund for Economic and Social Development (FBDES) "Tõogo" enrolled with the National Universal Health Insurance Fund (CNAMU). The operation also covers the agents' family members, and a separate session is planned for regional branch staff.
A Burkinabè endocrinologist explains that type 1 diabetes, the most common form in children, is not caused by eating sweets. Type 2 diabetes, however, can be promoted by overweight and an unbalanced lifestyle, particularly sugary drinks.
A 14-year-old Burkinabè creator, Chérif Kounta, founder of Alpha IA, presents FasoNova, an artificial intelligence designed in Burkina Faso. The provided text is truncated and gives no further details about the project.
A new teaching complex, including a 500-seat lecture hall and an R+2 teaching block, is under construction at the Lédéa Bernard Ouédraogo University in Ouahigouya. Physical progress is about 84%, and completion is expected for the 2026-2027 academic year to increase capacity.
More than 100 people have died after an artisanal gold mine collapsed on Tuesday in the village of Zamboye, in western Central African Republic, near the Cameroonian border. An investigation has been opened to determine the causes and responsibilities.
Former Liberian vice president Jewel Howard Taylor has been charged with drug trafficking after her arrest at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia. The case is part of the government's crackdown on drug trafficking following a record seizure of nearly four tonnes of cocaine.
Ouagadougou's Municipal Police closed two drinking establishments on 17 and 18 August 2026 for operating without an opening authorisation. It reminds operators of the legal conditions to meet before any operation.
Burkina Faso's President Captain Ibrahim Traoré received the U20 Stallions, champions of the UFOA-B tournament won against Nigeria and qualified for the 2027 U20 AFCON. He promised new support for the young generation.
At a press conference in Accra, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused France of arming, financing and training armed groups in the Sahel, allegations the article does not substantiate. He also defended the presence of Africa Corps in Mali.
The Combat Forces neutralised about twenty terrorists in an operation carried out on 21 July 2026 at Sollobo, in Titao commune, including three leaders, among them Khalidou Tall. His group was involved in attacks against the Combat Forces.
The BMCRF, with ABNORM, carried out a control operation in several districts of Ouagadougou and found 100 tonnes of rice in a clandestine storage site. Shops were sealed, expired products seized and offending traders sanctioned.
Mali's transitional president Assimi Goïta and Vladimir Putin reaffirmed, in a phone call, their commitment to strengthening the strategic partnership between Bamako and Moscow, particularly on security, and to expanding cooperation into trade, the economy, humanitarian affairs and culture.
The campaign for Nigeria's January 2027 presidential election opened on 19 August 2026. Incumbent Bola Tinubu (APC) faces challengers including Atiku Abubakar (ADC) and Peter Obi, amid high living costs, insecurity and the removal of fuel subsidies.
A collapse at the Zamboï artisanal gold-mining site, on the Cameroon–Central African Republic border, killed at least 107 people, according to the article, which notes the toll is not final. The piece blames poverty, unemployment and illegal mining that draw young people to these high-risk sites.
Burkinabè Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo led a tour of the exhibition stands after the opening ceremony of the AES Gender Forum in Ouagadougou. Women exhibitors presented their initiatives, as part of ministerial meetings scheduled from 10 to 12 August 2026.
The campaign for Nigeria's presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for 16 January, began on 19 August. Incumbent Bola Tinubu's mixed record will be tested against 19 candidates in a difficult security context.
The Association Tribune du Développement du Poni handed 750,000 FCFA to Djôrô region governor Siaka Barro on 19 August 2026 in Gaoua, to help buy an ambulance for the Gaoua fire and rescue service. The donation responds to the governor's call for local contributions.
Facing the Congolese opposition's call to protest on September 15, President Félix Tshisekedi reaffirms his intention to hold a national dialogue that would exclude M23 supporters. The editorial questions his intentions, notably regarding a third term.
