The Burkinabè government, through the 2026-2030 National Development Plan, aims to raise the manufacturing sector's share of GDP to 17.7% and cut the poverty rate to 35% by 2030. The plan also foresees over 117,000 jobs created over four years through industry, crafts and extractive industries.
The Burkinabè government has presented a 2026 supplementary finance bill providing for additional revenue, spending adjustments and tax measures to support the Agro-Pastoral and Fisheries Offensive and businesses. As of 30 June 2026, revenue collected stood at 1,972.85 billion FCFA.
The GIABA will hold a regional compliance summit in Saly, Senegal, from 29 June to 2 July 2026, focused on integrating governance, enterprise risk management and AML/CFT/CPF in the technology era. It brings together financial intelligence units, regulators and private sector players from GIABA and…
An op-ed by José Antonio Ocampo on the UN negotiations for a framework convention on international tax cooperation, resuming in New York on 3 August. He advocates unitary taxation of multinationals and a minimum tax on large fortunes, and criticises opposition from the United States and some…
According to journalist Ertan Süzgün, Beşiktaş is pursuing an interest in Cyriaque Irié and has held talks with SC Freiburg about a loan with a purchase option. Freiburg rejects this arrangement and wants at least €10 million for a permanent transfer.
Burkinabè midfielder Ibrahim Bancé, 25, has officially left Marumo Gallants and is a free agent. He wants to join a North African league, with talks already underway with Pyramids FC and MC Alger, but no concrete offer yet.
From the 2026-2027 academic year, SOMISA SA, which operates the Sanbrado mine, will increase from 2 to 4 the number of university scholarships offered to top graduates of its host community. Its subsidiary Kiaka SA will launch a similar programme, according to West African Resources.
Mining company TOEGA SA laid the foundation stone of the Kinkirgou primary school in Ganzourgou province on 31 July 2026. Built under the resettlement action plan of the gold project, the school is intended for children from resettled families and neighbouring villages.
Coris Bank International and Orange Money Burkina Faso signed a partnership in Ouagadougou enabling instant transfers between bank accounts and mobile wallets, as well as cardless withdrawals at Coris Bank ATMs.
A 14-year-old Burkinabè creator, Chérif Kounta, founder of Alpha IA, has designed "FasoNova", an artificial intelligence. The excerpt gives no further details about the project.
The Higher Council for Communication (CSC) has signed an agreement authorising Moov Africa Burkina to distribute pay-per-view television programmes and other audiovisual content via the Internet from Burkina Faso. The operator obtains the legal status of "audiovisual service distributor".
Benedictine monk and Burkinabè anthropologist Ouédraogo Tinga Father Pascal presents Burkinabè cultural anthropology through the concepts of Ninsaala (human being) and Neda (person), grounded in relationship and exchange. He also discusses his second volume, published in March 2026.
President of Faso Captain Ibrahim Traoré addresses a message to the Burkinabè people on the occasion of the commemoration and reflection day of August 4, 2026.
Burkina Faso's Ministry of Patriotic Construction has temporarily banned any occupation for construction purposes in the Ouaga 2000 administrative zone, in sector 55 of Ouagadougou, according to a statement dated 3 August 2026.
A truck carrying crates of drinks overturned on the Bobo-Diébougou road, near the village of Kélesso. One person died; Bobo-Dioulasso firefighters responded and urged road users to exercise caution.
Burkina Faso's Prime Minister, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, received Maurice Azonnankpo, interim UN Resident Representative, at the end of his mission. Both sides reviewed cooperation and discussed the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
Burkina Faso's government spokesperson, Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo, reaffirmed the government's support for the BIR-C and the Wayiyans, online communication volunteers, after an RSF investigation accused them of forming a "digital militia".
43 years after the August 1983 revolution, this article examines Thomas Sankara's legacy in Burkina Faso: his political heirs, the young Sankarists who emerged from the October 2014 uprising, and the revival of some of his ideals by Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
The DGQEP completed its second lesson-digitisation session in Ouagadougou, producing 200 new digital lessons for preschool and primary education. This brings the 2026 total to 400 digitised lessons, meeting the annual target.
The second edition of the Maracana "Alliance Multi-Services" tournament hosted a joking-kinship gala match between nationals of Djôrô and Tannounyan, promoted as a tool for social cohesion. The match ended 1-0 on penalties in favour of Djôrô.
