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.
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.
