Ministers of Communication and Security visited the first intake of journalists on immersion at the Pabré Police Academy on 13 August 2026. The 40 media professionals are taking a civic and security training course aimed at strengthening national resilience.
Mali's General Staff of the Armed Forces announces the release of 82 FAMa soldiers, held since April 25 by terrorist armed groups affiliated with the JNIM/FLA coalition. It reaffirms its determination to continue fighting terrorism.
The Communication and Security ministers visited 44 journalists taking part in a patriotic immersion at the Pabré Police Academy, the first edition of a programme combining military training and civic education. The Security minister said the initiative should become an annual tradition.
The Ouagadougou municipal police seized more than 4,000 non-compliant liquor bottles and repackaged bottles during an operation on 12 August 2026 in four districts of the capital. The action targets the sale of adulterated drinks.
The Indictment Chamber of the Ouagadougou Court of Appeal has confirmed the referral to trial of three people charged in the Norbert Zongo case. On 31 July 2026, the lawyer of Banagoulo Yaro filed an appeal to the Court of Cassation against this ruling.
The Prosecutor General at the Ouagadougou Court of Appeal announces a new development in the Norbert Zongo case: the investigation chamber upheld the referral to trial of three suspects, and one of them has lodged an appeal to the Court of Cassation.
Burkina Faso's customs directorate presented the seizure of counterfeit banknotes worth an estimated 60 million CFA francs, along with narcotics and medicines, transported in a public transport bus. The case began with a routine road check by the DST in Tenkodogo on July 23; judicial proceedings…
Mali's transitional president, Assimi Goïta, has pardoned French national Yann Christian Bernard Vezilier, sentenced to 20 years in prison, with his immediate expulsion from the country. The Malian government credits the discreet good offices of a "brotherly country".
During a seven-day patriotic immersion at the Pabré police academy, 44 media professionals received a visit from Communication Minister Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo, who urged them to combine patriotism, professionalism and commitment. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the initiative would…
The 2nd humanitarian forum and the 2nd meeting of AES gender ministers ended on 12 August 2026 in Ouagadougou. Participants signed the Ouagadougou declarations and launched a regional platform of women's organisations.
Burkina Faso's Prime Minister opened in Ouagadougou the first meeting of AES energy, mines and petroleum ministers. Ministers are due to adopt texts on resource management, energy and mining harmonisation, and the creation of an AES Energy and Mines Week.
On 8 August 2026, the third stop of comedian Kaboré Lintelectuel's national tour drew a large crowd in Ouahigouya. The show, which lasted over two hours, promoted peace, social cohesion and living together.
Mali's General Staff of the Armed Forces announces the release of 82 FAMa soldiers, held hostage since April 25 by armed groups affiliated with the JNIM/FLA coalition. The soldiers are now safe and under care.
A drug seizure in Tenkodogo on 23 July 2026 led Burkinabè customs to find counterfeit banknotes with a total face value of 60 million FCFA in Ouagadougou on 31 July. The case, presented to the press on 13 August, has been handed to the competent services.
Malian President Assimi Goïta has pardoned Yann Christian Bernard Vezilier, a French spy sentenced to 20 years in prison for undermining the external security of the state. The pardon requires his immediate expulsion from Mali.
Burkina Faso's Customs Directorate seized counterfeit 5,000 FCFA banknotes worth 60 million FCFA, along with prohibited products (Indian hemp, Tapentadol, cocaine) found in a bus on the Tenkodogo-Ouagadougou route. The bus owner, a Malian transporter, was arrested.
Mali's transitional president, Assimi Goïta, has granted a presidential pardon to Frenchman Yann Vézilier, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for undermining state security. The pardon, decreed on 13 August 2026, requires his immediate expulsion from the country.
Mali's transitional president, Assimi Goïta, has granted a presidential pardon to French national Yann Vézilier, held in Mali since August 2025 and sentenced in June 2026 to 20 years in prison. His release and repatriation to France are now possible.
The Ouagadougou prosecutor general reports that the investigation chamber upheld, on 30 July 2026, the committal for trial of three suspects in the Norbert Zongo case. Their lawyer, Me Kéré Paul, filed an appeal in cassation on 31 July.
A study of women volunteer poultry vaccinators in Boussouma, Burkina Faso, under the POLOH project. It reports lower poultry mortality and better social standing for women, despite logistical and financial constraints.
