The Séguéla gold mine, operated by Fortuna Mining Corp, produced 2.854 tonnes of gold between January and June 2026, up from 2.385 tonnes a year earlier. The average gold selling price rose sharply, and production costs edged up in the second quarter.
Judith Nacoulma, a journalist at Radio Ave Maria Burkina Faso, praises a two-day training course organised by NGO ACRA Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou on 4 and 5 August 2026. Aimed at about thirty media professionals, it covered hate speech, fake news and non-violent communication.
Burkina Faso is taking part in the 3rd International Olympiad in AI (IOAI), held from 2 to 8 August 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. A delegation of two candidates and a team leader represents the country after national selections.
Bienvenu Lamah, acquitted at first instance in the 28 September 2009 massacre case, was promoted to brigadier general in August 2026. The article analyses the political implications of this promotion and its effects on the trial, particularly for witnesses.
Mali is training teachers at its Teacher Training Institutes in digital skills so that classes can continue remotely despite insecurity that is closing schools. Equipment worth 88.7 million FCFA, supported by UNESCO (IICBA) and Japan, has been provided to eight institutions.
Wenegouda Géraud Ludovic Sandwidi, a Master's student at Thomas Sankara University, is writing a thesis on portfolio optimisation at the BRVM that combines modern portfolio theory with machine learning. The work aims to better balance returns and risk.
The Burkinabè Shippers' Council (CBC) held a capacity-building workshop for media professionals in the Guiriko and Tannounyan regions. The aim is to better publicise its role in assisting actors in the logistics chain.
The startup studio Farakan Labs presented PengMe in Ouagadougou, an emergency financial platform whose first module offers digital salary advances of up to 50,000 FCFA, repaid through the partner employer. The platform does not lend itself; it forwards applications to partner financial institutions.
Chérif Kounta, 14, founder of Alpha IA, has designed "FasoNova", a Burkinabè artificial intelligence. The provided text is short and truncated.
Burkina Faso carried out seven kidney transplants between July 2025 and July 2026, following the country's first such operation in July 2025. The Ministry of Health presents this record as progress for the national medical system, ahead of a third national kidney transplant campaign.
In an interview with actuburkina.net, Burkinabè slam artist Blaazy, known as "the Counsellor of the Wise", recounts his start in slam in 2013, presents his first album "Imagine" and announces the imminent release of his second, "Dji kan". He considers slam fragile in Burkina Faso.
The National Coordination for the Fight against Fraud (CNLF) presented the results of seven operations carried out between 20 July and 5 August 2026 in Ouagadougou, with seizures totalling 141,383,500 FCFA: diverted subsidised fuel, smuggled goods and illicit medical supplies.
Nigeria announces the release of 308 kidnapping victims, found in the Kainji Lake National Park forest. According to the presidency, it is the largest rescue operation carried out in a single day in the country.
Burkina Faso's U20 Etalons have qualified for the final of the UFOA-B zone qualifying tournament for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Niger. They will face Nigeria on Sunday 9 August at 18:00 GMT.
The National Coordination against Fraud (CNLF) reported on its operations from July 20 to August 5, 2026: fraudulent products worth about 141.4 million FCFA were seized, including diverted subsidised fuel, banned drinks and smuggled goods.
In Ouagadougou, 30 journalists from public and private media are taking part in a two-day capacity-building workshop on countering fake news and hate speech, on 4 and 5 August 2026. Organised by ACRA Burkina Faso with European Union funding, it is part of the "PENSE LIBRE" project.
The Director General of the Faso Vêenem Agency (AFAV) visited the Director General of CAMEG, the national essential medicines procurement centre. The two bodies reviewed their energy partnership, including monitoring of bioclimatic air-conditioning installations.
Editorial from the newspaper Le Pays on the prolonged absence of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, abroad for nearly two months, and on a change in army command whose signatories remain unclear. The article asks who is running the country and raises the possibility of a succession by his son Franck.
In this column, the author praises the solidarity of citizens in Ouagadougou who help find missing children, and condemns the arrest of workers suspected of stealing about twenty jerrycans of fuel from the Bérégadougou-Orodara road paving site.
The Legislative Assembly of the People (ALP) unanimously adopted two texts by its 71 deputies creating the ARCOD, which merges the powers of the CSC and the CIL, and strengthening the personal data protection regime. The texts were presented by the Minister of Justice.
