Burkina Faso's Security Minister, Mahamadou Sana, has taken a harder line on mandatory helmet use after 649 deaths at accident sites from January to July 2026. Motorcyclists without helmets will now be turned away by police and gendarmerie.
The provincial national police directorate of Noumbiel presented, at a press conference, goods seized during the week, including shea butter sacks, frozen chicken carcasses and egg trays smuggled from neighbouring countries. The seizures are part of Operation Wibga.
A bakery in Garango was temporarily closed after an inspection by the regional trade directorate of Nakambé on August 4 for hygiene violations. The owner must bring the premises up to standard and pay a fine.
Morocco and Algeria have qualified for the WAFCON 2026 semi-finals and the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil, after 2-1 wins over South Africa and Ivory Coast. Two more quarter-finals are scheduled for August 9.
The Minister of Sports, Youth and Employment attended the second day of the National Karate-Do Championship on 8 August 2026 in Ouagadougou, where 364 karateka are competing. The grand finals in Kata and Kumite are scheduled for 9 August.
The 17th World Social Forum was held in Cotonou, Benin, until 8 August 2026, after restrictions imposed by the Beninese authorities. Participants debated social justice, climate, food sovereignty and liberation struggles, and launched a call for mobilisation in support of Haiti.
A tribute to Burkinabè sports journalist Victorien Marie Hien, former RTB and Radio Burkina commentator and a figure of the national football team, the Étalons. He retired in 2020 after 36 years of service and remains a consulted voice.
A collision between two vehicles killed 21 people and injured 37 on Friday 7 August 2026 on the Maradi-Madaoua road in Niger, about 55 km from Madaoua. An investigation has been opened to determine the causes.
The Patriotic Support Fund (FSP) allocates over 700 million FCFA a month to running the Fantôme 1 Mixed Marching Battalion, according to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, after a field visit by FSP board members.
The 7th edition of the Reading Holiday Camp ended on 8 August 2026 at the Centre culturel du Faso in Ouagadougou after three weeks of activities, attended by the basic education minister and the FBDES "Tõogo" Director General. Over 600 children aged 3 to 20 took part under the theme "Cultural…
Young French-Burkinabè defender Ismaëlo Ganiou, 21, was courted by several clubs, including AC Milan and Crystal Palace, before extending his contract with RC Lens until 2030. Lens reportedly set his price at 50 million euros.
Alain Camille Ouédraogo has been promoted to head the Banque Commerciale du Burkina (BCB) after a career inside the bank, including as corporate client director. He will lead the bank's modernisation after its nationalisation in May 2024.
Free agent Saïdou Simporé is reportedly close to joining Jordanian club Al Faisaly SC, according to 226foot. An agreement is said to be imminent, with the official announcement still pending.
The 4th edition of the Diaspora Entrepreneurs Forum opened on 7 August 2026 in Koudougou, focusing on mobilising Burkinabè abroad for entrepreneurship and youth employment. Foreign Affairs Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré presided over the opening.
Minister of State Emile ZERBO visited the modernization site of Bobo-Dioulasso airport (about 79 billion FCFA), run by SAFA. Physical progress stands at 17.23% against 35.46% of the contractual time used, and he demanded that deadlines be met.
At the launch of the 2026 National Days of Vector Control (JNLAV), government members took part in sanitation and larval breeding site destruction operations in the Kalgondin neighbourhood of Ouagadougou. Residents joined the effort to prevent malaria.
According to 226foot, Burkinabè midfielder Tertius Bagré, 20, is close to joining CS Sfaxien in Tunisia after leaving Réal du Faso. Negotiations are well advanced.
Minister of State Ismaël Sombié launched the National Anti-Vector Control Days in Ouagadougou on 8 August 2026, calling on residents to destroy mosquito larval breeding sites to fight malaria.
The MA/FIFA 2026 course trained 27 elite referees, including four women, in Ouagadougou on the new laws of the game and high-level refereeing demands. The Burkinabè Football Federation urged officials to take full responsibility, and FIFA expert Jérôme Efong Nzolo praised progress in national…
Rahimo FC, the reigning champion, will face Vitesse FC, winners of the Coupe du Faso, on 22 August 2026 at the Stade Wobi in Bobo-Dioulasso, in the 33rd AJSB Super Cup. The organising committee presented the festivities programme.
