Njoya Tikum, a Cameroonian national, presented his credentials to Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister on 31 July 2026 as the new UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator. He comes from Senegal, where he headed the UNDP regional office for West and Central Africa.
The REFERENCES network is holding a pilot dance workshop in Ouagadougou on 30–31 July 2026, led by Compagnie AT, to help women victims of violence rebuild. The network plans to replicate the approach in the field.
Profile of Kevine Ouédraogo, 23, who became physically disabled after a fall from a tree in 2018. Since October 2025 she has worked as a secretary at a centre for disabled children, also plays badminton, and dreams of becoming a journalist.
From 24 to 25 July 2026, the Art'Dev association in Ouagadougou hosted the Women's Engagement Network weekend, dedicated to women's choreographic creation. Four choreographers presented their works, and the network held round tables and workshops.
Christian AID and ATAD held a national forum in Ouagadougou to assess the implementation of gender- and child-rights-sensitive budgeting (BSGDE) and free healthcare for pregnant women and children under five. Participants made recommendations, including making gender-sensitive budgeting binding in…
The ILO's "Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026" report shows global youth unemployment reached 12.4% in 2025, with 257 million young people neither in employment, education nor training. It calls for more decent jobs.
The UN has honoured the World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners for efforts to restore land and strengthen food security in the Sahel. The Integrated Resilience Initiative for the Sahel is one of three new Global Flagships for restoration.
The Initiative pananetugri pour le Bien-être de la Femme (IPBF) brought media together in Ouagadougou on 21 July 2026 to present the SASA! Ensemble project, which aims to prevent violence against women and girls through a community-based approach. The project, carried out in Saaba with partners in…
The KAMY association held a 48-hour training for 14 women leaders in Ouagadougou's district 07 on malaria prevention. The project "Voix essentiELLES" is funded by the Gender Equality Fund.
Lucie Nana, a mother of three and craftswoman, has been on permanent oxygen since 2003, after tuberculosis was diagnosed late. She is calling for solidarity to fund a new oxygen machine and its electricity costs.
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, was fined for operating the website without a licence and then detained at the courthouse. The court also ordered the site closed, amid a crackdown on press freedom in Egypt.
The Directorate General of Customs presented the seizure of 2,310 sticks of dynamite, found in a transit truck, and 7,500 detonators, found in a passenger bus. Its director general, Yves Kafando, announced tougher penalties for persistent smugglers.
Video published by RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina) on 27 October 2026.
Burkina Faso's Ministry of Health is launching the first Month of Health Communication in National Languages, running from 2 to 30 November 2026, with radio programmes on disease prevention.
The Central Directorate of Military Sports, with ASVOVIG and the Central Directorate of Military Health Services, held a wheelchair basketball introduction day on 24 October 2026 in Ouagadougou for soldiers wounded in operations. Introductory sessions and exhibition matches aimed to support…
Orange Burkina Faso has launched "Méga Zen", a mobile Internet offer with 3-, 7- or 30-day plans providing a set daily data volume. It is available through the new version of the Max It app.
Africa Traffic Lights Systems (ATLS), a company based in Bobo-Dioulasso, has obtained an OAPI patent valid in 17 countries for a solar traffic light controller. Its traffic lights are already installed in Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou.
DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi accuses former president Joseph Kabila, who recently joined the M23 rebellion in eastern DRC, of being a Rwandan proxy. Kabila heads the new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), whose deputies are M23 leaders.
The regional judicial police of Djôrô arrested twelve Beninese nationals, in two groups, who posed as traditional healers and extorted money from victims through fake purification rituals. The investigation is continuing to identify possible accomplices.
The second edition of the Le Faso Digital virtual fair (17–24 October 2026) awarded five Burkinabè digital innovations: parking payment, group buying, the Police mutual's online platform, a road safety app and an educational resources platform.
