The director general of the FBDES "Tõogo", Ahmadé Nour GUENDA, encouraged staff attending a three-day training session on administrative ethics and conduct in state public bodies. The session aims to anchor transparency, performance and patriotism within the institution.
Three days before the opening of the 18th Ouagadougou International Craft Fair (SIAO), Trade Minister Serge Poda says preparations are 90% complete. The fair runs from 30 October to 8 November 2026, with Ghana as guest of honour.
The IPO of Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery closed on Wednesday, described as Africa's largest ever initial public offering. Funds were raised from investors in 120 countries, far exceeding the initial $1.6 billion target.
On the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow, Burkinabè Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo gave an interview to RT. He reaffirmed the break with France and cooperation on an equal footing with Russia.
A Russian jet-powered drone struck the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv, injuring five people and sparking a fire over about 2,500 square metres that engulfed residential and industrial buildings. Emergency crews brought the blaze under control.
Partial results from Israel's parliamentary election show no clear winner, pointing to weeks of coalition negotiations. Turnout was the highest in at least 25 years.
Partial results from Israel's parliamentary election, the first since the Hamas attack of October 2023, show no clear winner. Netanyahu's bloc and Eisenkot's opposition are close, and Arab parties could weigh heavily on forming the next government.
The third Russia-Africa Summit takes place in Moscow on 28-29 October 2026, with delegations from 48 African countries, including 22 heads of state. The agenda covers a review of the 2023-2026 action plan, planned adoption of a 2027-2029 plan, and partnerships in food security, energy and youth…
At a UN Security Council session, Secretary-General António Guterres urged leaders to ensure full and equal participation of women in peace processes, invest in women-led organisations and combat gender-based violence.
Moumounou Gnankambary, a former senior public finance official, has been appointed managing director of Vista Bank Burkina, tasked with completing the absorption of Société Générale Burkina Faso. The article traces his career and the stakes of the merger.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, defeated by Lula in the presidential runoff, is untraceable after reports that he left Brazil despite a court-ordered travel ban. He reportedly travelled via Argentina towards Ecuador, which has not been confirmed.
The BRVM Official Bulletin of 27 October 2026 is published online with several attached documents: a notice on interest payment and partial redemption for a BIDC-EBID bond, activity reports from listed companies (BERNABE CI, ECOBANK CI, PALM CI, TOTALENERGIES MARKETING CI), a dividend payment…
Vladimir Putin received the presidents of Mozambique, Libya and Equatorial Guinea in Moscow on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Talks covered multilateral cooperation, bilateral relations with Libya and trade.
Firefighters in Sana'a battle a fire at a cement factory, which Houthi media attribute to an airstrike by Saudi-backed government forces. The Houthis also claim a ballistic missile attack on the Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia.
Senegal's National Assembly finance committee is to review a revised budget considered key to a new IMF programme. The draft was rejected by the Pastef party, and Finance Minister Cheikh Diba has asked lawmakers to reconsider it.
On 27 October 2026, Burkina Faso's Directorate General of Customs announced the seizure of 2,310 sticks of dynamite hidden in a transit truck and 7,500 detonators found on a passenger bus. The Director General warned smugglers of strict sanctions.
In a statement dated 27 October 2026, the Ministry of Construction of the Homeland bans real estate developers, including former developers, from acquiring new land for development. Projects on land already secured must now be submitted to the minister, under penalty of sanctions.
The Bobo-Dioulasso court sentenced Sayouba Sankara and Boukary Kaboré to life imprisonment for the murder of Daouda Traoré, who was lured into an ambush in March 2025 under the guise of a car deal.
The Kaya High Court is trying 39 defendants, 38 of them women, for female genital mutilation of girls aged 4 to 6 at a mobile hearing in Boussouma. The first defendant, a 60-year-old internally displaced woman, admitted to performing excisions for over fifteen years for 2,500 FCFA and a bar of…
Before the criminal chamber of the Bobo-Dioulasso court, Sahilé, a 30-year-old gold panner, is on trial for inciting the murder of his younger brother over a dispute about a gold-mining site. The prosecution seeks 30 years in prison; the verdict is due on 9 November 2026.
