Certified corporate and life coach Fatim Touré explains that people must know how to set goals, which should be SMART, or even SMARTER. The piece is a video meant to motivate viewers.
Gisèle Éliane Kaboré encourages women, and young women in particular, to start businesses in Burkina Faso to gain financial independence. She acknowledges the difficulty of the path but sees it as a route to independence and household security.
Sandrine Ouattara encourages women to take on more leadership positions by developing their technical and personal skills, especially self-confidence, and overcoming limiting thoughts.
The Panentugri Initiative for Women's Well-being (IPBF) took part in the programme "L'Agenda des cités" on Watt FM in Ouagadougou to discuss the link between women's economic empowerment and the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence. It also presented the "Se Défendre" project, backed by…
Andréa Goumbane, head of the company Lafigo, presents its business of processing local products made from moringa and cereals. She encourages women to become entrepreneurs with perseverance.
The Burkina Faso Women Jurists Association (AFJ/BF) held a workshop in Ouagadougou on feminism, positive masculinity and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) with 40 civil society representatives from four cities. It is part of the "Se défendre" project, carried out in a consortium with…
Solange Zorome/Zongo, a lawyer and financial education consultant, shares her views on women's empowerment, which she considers slow despite recent progress. She argues that feminism also concerns men and urges women to inform themselves and assert themselves.
The association Action pour un Monde Meilleur (AMM) distributed 70 school and adaptive equipment kits to disabled adolescents and children of vulnerable disabled people in Ouagadougou, ahead of the 2026-2027 school year. The education ministry welcomed the initiative and announced the opening of…
The Maison de l'Entreprise du Burkina Faso is calling for applications, from 28 December 2023 to 31 January 2024, to pre-select women-led SMEs and leading enterprises or professional associations for the BRAVE Women project, funded by the Islamic Development Bank. The project offers a 50%…
On 3 October 2026, the association Action pour un Monde Meilleur (AMM) distributed food kits to 40 of its members, women and girls with disabilities, to help them get through the lean season. Each kit contains rice, oil, soap and peanut paste.
On 9 October 2026, IPBF, a Burkinabè feminist organisation, handed out 215 school kits worth 2,500,000 FCFA to orphans of defence and security forces who died in service. The handover took place at the National Gendarmerie's social action directorate.
On World Mental Health Day, the association SPS/TLT denounces the exclusion of women and girls living with mental disorders in Burkina Faso and calls on families, leaders, care facilities and women's organisations to build a support network around them.
The Pananetugri Initiative for Women's Well-being (IPBF) held a film-debate in Ouagadougou on gender-based violence and mental health, marking World Mental Health Day. The Ministry of Justice recorded 11,116 GBV cases in Burkina Faso in 2022.
The association Sœur pour Sœur Tond Laa Taaba held an open day in Ouagadougou on 10 October 2026, marking World Mental Health Day. It offers a free listening centre staffed by a psychologist, and a library open to everyone.
In Banfora, about 75 journalists, communicators and bloggers took part in a session on war communication aimed at countering subversive messages, hate speech and disinformation. Organisers stress fact-checking and credible alternative messaging.
Korotimi Ouédraogo, president of the Wend Kouni association of disabled women in district 7 of Ouagadougou, recounts her life: an illness at age seven, mockery from her co-wives, and her rebuilding in Sonré. She states that disability is not a fate to be resigned to.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry arrived in Dakar on Monday ahead of the Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event held in Africa, which will bring together 2,700 young athletes in 35 sports. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Saturday in Diamniadio.
The Greek parliament has passed a law banning children under 15 from major social media platforms from January 1, 2027, requiring tech companies to verify ages. The article also lists similar measures in other countries.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has been named men's Ballon d'Or winner in London, the first English player to win the award in 25 years. Kylian Mbappé finished second and Lamine Yamal third.
Burkinabè Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo is representing President Ibrahim Traoré at the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum in Moscow, held on 28 and 29 October 2026. The delegation is promoting local processing of resources, technological mastery and economic…
