In Burkina Faso, agriculture is placed at the heart of the economic and food sovereignty strategy under the Progressive People's Revolution. Mechanisation, inputs, irrigation and reducing imports are presented as priorities.
Foreign Affairs Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré opened the 4th Diaspora Entrepreneurs Forum in Koudougou, focused on the diaspora's contribution to entrepreneurship and youth employment. The forum also covers the Diaspora Bond, launched in May 2026.
In Tenkodogo, the SOGOB brought together 32 midwives and gynaecologists on 6 and 7 August 2026 to better prevent and manage postpartum haemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal deaths in Burkina Faso. A third session is planned in the Guiriko region.
The BMCRF held a workshop on the new decree governing the manufacture, assembly, import and distribution of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles in Burkina Faso. Importers and distributors must comply by 25 August 2026.
The Ministry of Health has launched the e-AGRÉMENT-MS portal, which allows online procedures for private health facilities and partnership agreements with NGOs, associations and foundations. The system aims to reduce trips to offices and improve the transparency of case processing.
On 6 August 2026, the Ugandan Parliament approved the deployment of Ugandan soldiers to the Gaza Strip within the International Stabilisation Force provided for under the US plan. The number of troops, the deployment date and the legal framework remain to be specified.
At its 7 August 2026 Council of Ministers, the Malian government adopted a national strategy against begging (2026-2028), an ordinance on local tax revenues and a 28-billion-CFA-franc loan for Sahel resilience. It also granted B2Gold a large gold mine permit at Menankoto Sud.
Burkina Faso's Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism launched the "Revolutionary Cinema Thursdays" in Ouagadougou on 6 August 2026 at the Thomas Sankara Memorial. The series screens films followed by debates on the history of the Popular Progressive Revolution, with a screening…
As part of the 10th Road Safety Week, the ONASER carried out a checkpoint and awareness operation in Ouagadougou targeting parents whose children under 14 were riding motorcycles. About a hundred children were stopped.
List of on-duty pharmacies in group 4 in Ouagadougou for the period from 8 to 15 August 2026, with the phone number of each pharmacy.
Europol and the Spanish Civil Guard announced the dismantling of a large network trafficking migrants, drugs and weapons in the western Mediterranean. The operation, following an "action day" on June 16, led to 77 arrests in Spain and one in Algeria.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC has killed more than 300 children, according to UNICEF data relayed by the UN. The UN also warns of rising maternal deaths in Ituri and of a WHO recommendation for a clinical trial of the Ervebo vaccine.
The energy minister commissioned the Bobo II thermal power plant in Bobo Dioulasso, with a capacity of 26.4 MW, raising the site's total power to 86.4 MW. The investment amounts to 33.893 billion FCFA; two 25 MW plants are announced for Koudougou and Kaya.
The Bogodogo University Hospital Centre in Ouagadougou celebrated the first birthday of the Zerbo family quintuplets, born prematurely in June 2025 and in good health a year later. Staff and parents praised the hospital's multidisciplinary care.
The ICRC gathered journalists from the Grand Est and Nakambé regions in Fada N'Gourma for a workshop and field visit on its humanitarian work in Burkina Faso, including at the regional university hospital and in sector 11. The aim is more accurate information for the population.
Energy Minister Yacouba Zabré Gouba commissioned a new 26.4 MW thermal power plant in Bobo-Dioulasso, raising the Bobo II plant's capacity to 86.4 MW. Built in 15 months for over 33 billion FCFA, it feeds into the national interconnected grid.
Burkinabè startup Farakan Labs has launched PengMe in Ouagadougou, a mobile platform that lets employees request salary advances in emergencies. Employers set the usage rules, and funds come from partner financial institutions.
The Ministry of Health has launched "E-Agrement" in Ouagadougou, an online platform for partnership agreement requests and authorisations to open private health facilities. It allows applicants to track their files without travelling.
Real du Faso captain Tertius Bagré is reported to be a priority for Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in the transfer market. The provided text contains only the headline and site details, with no further information.
Energy minister Yacouba Zabré Gouba inaugurated the new Bobo II thermal power plant in Bobo-Dioulasso, with a capacity of 26.4 MW funded by the state. The site's capacity rises from 60 to 86.4 MW.
