Burkina Faso's Etalons cyclists, selected for the Tour international du Faso, were received at the royal palace by the Mogho Naba, who blessed the race. Sports minister Annick Pikbougoum led the delegation.
Death notice for Joseph ZangreYanogho, with a thank-you message. The text provided contains only a newsletter sign-up prompt, with no details about the circumstances of the death.
The second edition of the EDTECH FASO FORUM will be held on 12 and 13 November 2026 in Ouagadougou, focusing on digitalising education and local EdTech solutions. A national EdTech competition, with applications open until 1 November 2026, is part of the event.
The Burkinabè Ministry of Patriotic Construction formally bans approved and former real estate developers from mobilising land for any form of urban development. Owners of sites already mobilised must address the minister exclusively.
The Burkinabè Ministry of Foreign Affairs is holding a meeting in Ouagadougou on 27 and 28 October 2026 for the national team monitoring the National Action Plan on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risk reduction. The meeting aims to assess implementation of the plan and…
LONAB publishes the results of the Faso Loto draw of Tuesday 27 October 2026. The article consists only of a video and its title, with no details of the winning numbers.
As of June 30, 2026, Burkina Faso's Single Social Registry holds 433,888 registered households in 110 communes, covering over 2 million people, or about 30% of the target. Authorities aim to extend the system nationwide by the following year.
South African obstacle course racing world champion Thomas van Tonder crossed beneath the Bloukrans Bridge by completing 600 suspended monkey bars at 216 metres high. He finished the Red Bull Bridge Bars challenge in 47 minutes and 37 seconds.
In Gabon, botanist Archange Boupoya and his team at the Sibang botanical garden in Libreville are cataloguing a still poorly understood flora, part of which is under threat. They are calling for more resources and funding.
During the Thadingyut festival, held from 25 to 27 October, lanterns were released over the temples of Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage site. For the first time, an official Sky Lantern Festival was organised there by the military authorities' tourism department.
Burkina Faso launched the second National Week against Cybercrime in Ouagadougou, under the theme "From click to crime". The government calls for collective vigilance against rising digital threats and for protecting the country's digital sovereignty.
In Boulbi, Kadiogo province, the Chinese Agricultural Technical Mission demonstrated mechanized harvesting of hybrid rice on a 2-hectare plot. The 75-hectare site is farmed by 345 producers organized in a cooperative.
At the first Faso Cup judo competition in Ouagadougou, AS Moov won five gold medals, ahead of AS Espoir and Yéré Tenga with two each. The Burkinabè judo federation considers the event a success.
Philosophy teacher Somé Métomane Naba Rogat survived an armed attack on the road to his post in Gorom-Gorom in October 2024, in which he lost a colleague. He continues teaching in Loropéni, where he has returned.
In Boulbi, the Chinese agricultural technical mission, active since 2025, supplies inputs to rice producers on the plain and held a demonstration of mechanised harvesting of hybrid rice. The Chinese-run section covers two of the site's 15 hectares.
The Burkinabè Taekwondo Federation held the first Faso Cup in Ouagadougou on 25 October 2026. National champions, including Youssef Koudougou Laguemvaré, confirmed their dominance in their weight categories.
A project led by the ALIMA-Keoogo-SOS Médecins BF Alliance, with the Ministry of Health, provided multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) to pregnant women in 177 health facilities in Kadiogo and Kombissiri. Officials call for the initiative to be sustained and for earlier antenatal visits.
The United Nations will end the activities of the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) on October 31, 2026. In a statement, Secretary-General António Guterres praises progress in Somalia's state reconstruction and calls for continued international support in the face of the…
Ten researchers affiliated with institutions in Burkina Faso appear in the 2026 edition of the "World's Top 2% Scientists" ranking, based on Scopus data published by Elsevier, up from nine in 2025. The ranking is based on institutional affiliation, not nationality.
The regional criminal police of Djôrô arrested twelve Beninese nationals in Gaoua on 21 and 22 October 2026. They are suspected of running two fraud networks selling fake lucky charms and paid rituals. Their guilt has not been established.
