The Société des aéroports du Faso (SAFA) presented certificates to 100 trainees of its first "Génération SAFA" class in Ouagadougou. A tripartite agreement with the ANAC and the Ouagadougou Aero-club provides scholarships for student pilots.
The Société des Aéroports du Faso (SAFA) presented certificates to 100 interns from its "Génération SAFA" programme in Ouagadougou. It also signed an agreement with the Ouagadougou Aero Club to train pilots, including 11 SAFA scholarship holders.
SONABEL announces power supply disruptions from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026, during maintenance and restructuring work on the distribution network in the Patte d'Oie and 14 Yaar neighbourhoods of Ouagadougou.
Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has granted a presidential pardon to nine convicted political leaders, including former prime minister Succès Masra. The measure is presented as a gesture of appeasement and national reconciliation.
At the Thomas Sankara Memorial in Ouagadougou, the International Thomas Sankara Memorial Committee marked the centenary of Fidel Castro's birth. Speakers discussed Cuba–Burkina Faso cooperation and the values of sovereignty and solidarity.
The Ouagadougou Municipal Police closed the "Allah Ti Kouma" prostitution site in Sondogo, enforcing a court order. 202 girls, 33 boys and 2 babies were detained, and a permanent police presence will be kept on site.
A tribute is paid to the journalists and media professionals who covered the AES Humanitarian and Gender Forum, held from 10 to 12 August 2026 in Ouagadougou. The article praises their professionalism, camaraderie and discretion.
The football federations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are meeting in Ouagadougou to finalise their bid to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations, pooling experience, infrastructure and expertise. The talks continue on 14 August 2026.
Burkina Faso's customs seized 60 million CFA francs in counterfeit banknotes, Indian hemp and Tapentadol on the Tenkodogo-Bittou road in the Nakambé region. The goods, found on 23 July 2026 in a passenger bus, were presented to the press on 13 August 2026.
A thank-you article honouring the organising, security and reception teams of the AES Humanitarian and Gender Forum, held in Ouagadougou from 10 to 12 August 2026. It highlights the role of minister Passowendé Pélagie Kabré Kaboré and the staff of the Azalaï Hotel.
Burkinabè defender Rachid Ayindé has extended his contract with La Gantoise until 2028, with an option for an additional season, according to the club. The 21-year-old left-back, who joined in 2023 from Rahimo FC, continues his development in Belgium.
In August 2026, a joint monitoring mission of the DEPAC 3 programme visited infrastructure built in the commune of Pouni (Sanguié, Burkina Faso), including a 135-million-FCFA ecological school and a bus station. The mission checked their completion and sustainability.
The second AES Humanitarian Forum and second meeting of gender ministers, held in Ouagadougou from 10 to 12 August 2026, led to the official launch of the AES Regional Platform of Women's Organisations and the adoption of the Ouagadougou Declaration.
Energy, mines and petroleum ministers of the AES held their first meeting in Ouagadougou on 13 August 2026. They adopted a memorandum creating an AES Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons Week, whose first edition will be held in Burkina Faso from 14 to 19 September 2026.
The first session of the Burkina Faso–Burundi Joint Commission was held in Burundi and resulted in 14 agreements covering agriculture, security, health, employment and education, among others, as well as visa waivers for diplomatic passport holders. Both foreign ministers stressed the need to…
Young Africans SC has officially made an offer to Al Ittihad to sign Burkinabè international Stéphane Aziz Ki, whose return to Tanzania is taking shape. The offer is $500,000, and Al Ittihad reportedly accepted it.
As part of resource reappropriation, Burkina Faso is strengthening state oversight of mining activities: the state now covers the travel costs of its agents at mine sites, a 2024 mining code and a local content law have been adopted, and artisanal cooperatives are being formalised.
Blandine Bouda, known as "Maman Bouda", a Burkinabè restaurateur, is preparing dolo in Hamburg, in the garden of a Burkinabè resident, for the Festival of Gastronomy and Cultural Identity of the Sahelian Diaspora (14–16 August 2026). She is presenting this traditional drink and its know-how.
Burkina Faso is seeing the effects of Law No. 017-2024/ALT on local content in the mining sector: mining companies' purchases from national firms rose from 40.51% in 2023 to 57.84% in 2024. The law also sets quotas of jobs reserved for nationals.
Niger and Algeria co-chaired the launch of operations on the cross-border Kafra Sud-Est 1 oil block in the Agadez region. Kafra's reserves are estimated at 260 million barrels.
