From 29 to 31 July 2026, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Moussa Diallo, made an operational visit to the Kaya garrison. He called on the forces to show discipline, vigilance and unity, and visited wounded soldiers at the Kaya military hospital.
Staff of the MEBAPLN and MESRI reaffirm their attachment to the Homeland and their commitment to education during a flag-raising ceremony. The body text provided, however, is an advertisement unrelated to this title.
In Ziniaré, SOGOB is training midwives from several regions to advocate against postpartum haemorrhage, one of the leading causes of maternal deaths in Burkina Faso. The Ministry of Health has just ordered carbetocin, the reference drug for its prevention.
Robots, large AI models and innovative drugs are becoming the new drivers of China's exports. The article presents this "new trio" as a sign of the country's industrial upgrading.
Opinion piece by Dabadi Zoumbara on the deaths of African migrants at Ceuta, after about sixty thousand people reached the Spanish enclave. The author blames unemployment and poor governance in Africa, as well as repression by host countries, for the crisis.
Gaoua is hosting a regional dialogue forum on secularism and the new law on religious freedoms from 3 to 4 August 2026, initiated by the Ministry of Territorial Administration with UNDP. Authorities, defence and security forces and religious leaders are taking part to promote social cohesion.
The regional council of the Djôrô Order of Nurses held its first statutory assembly of 2026 in Diébougou and reported a 76.19% completion rate for its half-year action plan. Participants reaffirmed their priorities for the second half of the year.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo refilled the Kokologho dam, rehabilitated by ONBAH after it stopped working in 2008. The dam now holds 806,000 m³ of water and is expected to support a 25-hectare irrigated perimeter.
In Burkina Faso, August 4 and 5 are no longer public holidays from 2026 but days of commemoration and reflection. Working hours of 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. apply to public and private sector workers across the country.
Twelve hours after electronic traffic ticketing took effect on 1 August 2026, the system had detected 1,099 traffic offences. Security Minister Mahamadou SANA followed the system at the video surveillance supervision centre.
The first diesel-electric shunting locomotive made in Türkiye, the DE 10000 built by TURASAS, has been shipped to Tanzania. It is powered by a diesel engine fully developed in the country with TUBITAK.
Four fellows from the CITADEL centre presented their research at AAIAC 2026 after their papers were accepted by the scientific committee. The work covers digitising archives, solar energy, cybersecurity and detecting AI-generated text.
Burkinabè Minister of Digital Transition Aminata Zerbo-Sabané was promoted to the rank of Maître de Conférences in computer science (artificial intelligence) at the 48th session of the CAMES Inter-African Advisory Committees, held 29–31 July 2026 in Djibloho, Equatorial Guinea.
The Council of Ministers adopted a decree organising mass registration for issuing the unique electronic identifier for individuals in Burkina Faso, under the WURI project. The operation will be run by public bodies, with committees at national and local levels.
IAMGOLD Essakane SA sponsored the Forum on the territorialisation of Burkinabè food systems, held on 24–25 July 2026 in Ouagadougou. Its representative also took part in a panel on integrated territorial governance amid mining and migration dynamics.
Mining company TOEGA SA handed over the keys to 120 homes at the Mankarga V8 resettlement site in Boudry commune, for 58 households affected by its gold project. The project cost more than 654 million FCFA.
According to Africafoot, UAE club Al Jazira is the most advanced in the bid for young Burkinabè striker Alassane Bagayoko, whom several European and Middle Eastern clubs are also monitoring. A decision could follow the UFOA-B U20 qualifying tournament.
The 4th Burkina Photo Hike, organised by Dieudonné Tiempabou Ouoba, will bring 25 photographers to Koudougou, Réo and Sabou to produce images of the country's tourist and cultural heritage. The images will be exhibited in Koudougou and Ouagadougou on 19 August, World Photography Day.
Another traffic accident occurred on Monday, 3 August 2026, at the ring road junction in Koudougou, on the road to the regional hospital (CHR). The junction's traffic light, still out of service, is raising concern among road users, and no official toll has been released yet.
ECOWAS is providing emergency aid of $250,000 (about 143 million FCFA) to Ghana to support victims of severe floods that killed at least 12 people and affected nearly 38,800. Ghana's foreign minister welcomed the support.
