Captain Ibrahim Traoré, chair of the AES Confederation, received the ministers for humanitarian action and gender of the three member states. They reported on the 2nd Humanitarian Forum held in Ouagadougou and announced the launch of an AES Women's Platform.
Heirs Life Assurance, the life insurance arm of Heirs Insurance Group, has appointed Pastor Jerry Eze as an independent non-executive director of its board, effective 10 August 2026. The announcement stresses the goal of expanding insurance uptake in Nigeria.
Heirs Life Assurance, the life insurance arm of Heirs Insurance Group, has appointed Pastor Jerry Eze as an independent non-executive director of its board, effective 10 August 2026. The announcement is a promotional release on financial inclusion in Nigeria.
SONABEL announces that the results of the sports tests for the recruitment of 120 qualified high-voltage line fitters on fixed-term contracts, held on 8 and 9 August 2026, are available. Eligible candidates are summoned to written tests on 13 August 2026.
In Ouagadougou, Alamina Sawadogo, CEO of a local company, funded from his own resources a 500-metre paved street in the Kologh-Naaba neighbourhood (district 2), fitted with stop signs and solar street lights. The road was inaugurated on 31 July 2026.
Editorial backing decentralisation in Burkina Faso as a lever for balanced territorial development. The author cites concrete steps: a tomato plant in Bobo-Dioulasso, a cashew processing unit in Péni, and regional road-building brigades.
On 12 August 2026, the Ministry of Construction of the Homeland launched the paving and storm-drainage works for the first phase of the Relais-cité in Komsilga, Kadiogo region. The project costs 6.1 billion CFA francs incl. VAT and is scheduled to take 10 months.
Burkina Faso and Burundi are holding the first session of their major joint cooperation commission from 10 to 12 August in Bujumbura, following a presidential meeting in April 2026. Draft agreements covering agriculture, higher education, air transport and culture will be submitted to the foreign…
From 11 to 14 August 2026, health ministry experts from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger meet in Ouagadougou to implement the health roadmap of year two of the AES. The talks cover health emergencies, pharmaceutical regulation and access to health products.
SONABEL announces that results of the sports tests for the recruitment of 120 qualified high-voltage line fitters (fixed-term contracts) are available. Eligible candidates are summoned on 13 August 2026 for the written exams.
Burkina Faso's trade minister reports price increases of up to 18.33% for sugar, 16.67% for eggs and over 16% for soap in July 2026. The government is strengthening price controls, market regulation and sanctions against illicit practices.
The trial of Beninese activist Kemi Seba, detained in South Africa, has been postponed to September 23 because of power cuts at the Pretoria court. He is charged with allegedly trying to leave the country illegally, and Benin has requested his extradition.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye received former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in audience, on the eve of a high-level forum on women's leadership held in Dakar on the initiative of her centre.
Etalons Dames coach Pascal Sawadogo explains on RTB why Issa Balboné was named official coach for the 2026 Women's AFCON, due to the lack of a locally available CAF A licence. He says he handled the on-field work.
Shiphra Protestant Hospital in Ouagadougou held a training workshop for about twenty media professionals on congenital clubfoot. The aim is to improve public information, challenge prejudices and encourage early treatment, which is free at eight centres in Burkina Faso.
The ATB Space in Ouagadougou has unveiled its renovated and modernised theatre, with repainted auditoriums, an equipped recording studio and support from Africalia and La Fabrique. The venue aims to host shows, residencies and events such as the CAPO and CTF.
Burkina Faso's U20 Stallions were welcomed as heroes at Ouagadougou airport on 11 August 2026, after winning the UFOA-B zone championship by beating Nigeria 4-1 in the final in Yamoussoukro. The win also qualifies them for the 2027 U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.
A 25 MW thermal power plant was commissioned in Kaya on 11 August 2026, in the presence of Energy, Mines and Quarries Minister Yacouba Zabré Gouba. It aims to meet the city's growing energy demand and is part of a programme of new generation capacity totalling 126.4 MW.
Eliminated in the group stage of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, coach Pascal Sawadogo partly blames the Étalons dames' struggles on a bonus dispute that delayed their departure and cut their preparation.
The hearing of Pan-Africanist activist Kémi Seba, detained in South Africa, has been postponed to September 23, 2026, after a power outage at his detention facility reportedly prevented his transfer to court. The hearing is also due to rule on a Beninese extradition request.
