At a masterclass on AI applied to marketing, experts and executives discussed customer targeting, return on investment and data protection. They stressed the need to keep human oversight.
President Ibrahim Traoré opened the 18th edition of the Ouagadougou International Craft Fair (SIAO), running until 8 November 2026, and urged African artisans to innovate so the sector moves toward industrialisation. Ghana is the guest of honour.
A South African court has allowed the March and March movement to hold anti-migrant marches, but under strict conditions: limited hours, and bans on weapons, face coverings and property damage. The case is due back in court next year.
On the October 31 martyrs' day, Captain Ibrahim Traoré pays tribute to Burkinabè who died for the country, honours families and the wounded, and vows to continue the "war of liberation".
The UN Security Council did not renew the MINURSO mandate at its 30 October 2026 meeting, a decision Morocco presents as a turning point in the Sahara dispute. The mission is expected to cease operations in the southern provinces.
Senegal is hosting the Youth Olympic Games on the African continent for the first time, from 31 October to 13 November 2026, in Dakar, Diamniado and Saly. Nearly 2,700 athletes aged 15 to 17 will compete in 153 events across 25 disciplines.
Customs Director General Yves Kafando congratulates staff on the "Magnan" operation (10 July–15 October 2026) and on October revenue: over 141 billion FCFA collected against a forecast of 121 billion, or 116%.
Burkina Faso's Directorate General of Customs has mobilised more than 1,231 billion FCFA with two months left in the 2026 budget year. Its director general praised these results and those of Operation Magnan against fraud.
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi asked Vladimir Putin to help end the dispute with Rwanda, which Kinshasa accuses of backing the M23 armed group. He also sought Russian support for renewing the MONUSCO UN peacekeeping mandate.
Multiple drone strikes in northern Ethiopia since Thursday have killed at least 25 civilians, including children, according to witnesses and a medical source cited by AFP. The strikes occurred amid fighting between the army and rebels in Tigray and Amhara.
A book by Cyriaque Paré revisits Burkina Faso's October 2014 popular insurrection, its key figures, the disillusionment voiced ten years later, and the role of the media, including RTB, in the struggle for power.
On 30 October, the FATF decided to remove Côte d'Ivoire from its grey list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, recognising its reforms against money laundering and terrorist financing. The authorities stress that these gains must now be consolidated.
President Ibrahim Traoré opened the 18th Ouagadougou International Craft Fair (SIAO) in Ouagadougou, with Ghana as guest of honour. The fair runs until 8 November 2026.
GIZ Burkina Faso is recruiting a junior monitoring and evaluation expert for the SARES programme (Sahel Resilience Strengthening), based in Ouagadougou on a one-year contract starting 1 February 2027. Application deadline: 15 November 2026.
Burkinabè Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo visited an exhibition in Moscow on Burkina Faso's cultural heritage (lost-wax bronzes and textiles) at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts, on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit.
The 37th Tour du Faso began on October 30, 2026, with the 152.15 km Ouagadougou–Kaya stage, won by Dutch rider Tom Wijfje ahead of Burkinabè Souleymane Koné, the first Burkinabè to finish.
On the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow, Malian transitional president Assimi Goïta received Burkinabè Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo and the Nigerien delegation. They reviewed their participation and reaffirmed coordination within the AES.
Flora, the slam poet known as "Plume Libre" and a former student at Norbert Zongo University in Koudougou, died on 29 October 2026 of dengue fever, according to those close to her. Her death has caused deep emotion in Burkina Faso's university and cultural circles.
Preparations are complete for a rally in Bobo-Dioulasso on Saturday 31 October 2026 supporting the Popular Progressive Revolution (RPP) and President Ibrahim Traoré, according to AIB. The rally is organised by CNAVC-Houet.
Nikièma Lebinoua, formerly with the CNDH, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, including 2 months firm, for demoralising the armed forces and contempt over Facebook posts about the Burkinabè army. He was acquitted of incitement to undermine state security, and the prosecution has appealed.
