The Ministry of People's Servants and the Council of State opened a three-day consultation in Bobo-Dioulasso on administrative disputes over civil service recruitment and public officers' careers. The dialogue framework, set up in 2008, aims to strengthen the legality of administrative decisions.
As part of a series of investigations into coffee, this editorial examines the legal framework for green coffee imports in Burkina Faso, which relies on general trade and customs rules rather than a specific law. The author considers this framework ill-suited to local entrepreneurs and calls for…
Sergeant-Chief Amadou Ouattara, known as Adou First, has launched the clip "Arrêts de jeu" to morally support the FDS and VDP fighting terrorism. The song also sends a message to forces opposed to the AES.
Director Richard Tiéné presented a preview of his 90-minute documentary on the 30-day mandatory patriotic immersion imposed on new bac graduates in Burkina Faso. The screening at the Centre Culturel du Faso was attended by the Minister of State for Patriotic Defence, General Célestin Simporé.
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will keep his apostolic tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November 2026, despite his right lung surgery in October. His medical team has found no contraindication to the trip.
The basic education circumscription of Ouagadougou's 6th District, with a 97.82% pass rate, honoured top public and private pupils and teachers at the 2026 Excellence Day, with partners including Bridge Fiber Solutions (BFS).
A study by a CNRST researcher on "joint works", water infrastructure whose ownership is shared by several states of an African river basin. It explains this legal status, its sharing of benefits and costs, and why it remains rare, particularly for Burkina Faso.
Burkinabè actor, director and comedian Wabinlé Nabié has died at the age of 53 in Malakoff, near Paris, according to the state daily Sidwaya. He is known for the series Waga Love and the documentary Les Scarifiés.
The Central Brigade for Combating Cybercrime (BCLCC) launched open days and an awareness caravan in Ouagadougou on 26 October 2026, as part of the 2nd National Week Against Cybercrime, running until 30 October.
Moscow hosts the Russia-Africa Summit on October 28 and 29, with 48 African countries confirmed to attend, according to presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. Vladimir Putin and Burundi's Évariste Ndayishimiye, current African Union chair, are expected to co-chair the meeting.
African leaders are meeting in Moscow for the Russia-Africa Summit on October 28-29, with 48 countries confirmed to attend, as well as the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit on October 27.
Dr Asseta Diallo, a development economist, has taken over as country director of the NGO AGRA in Burkina Faso. She met the foreign affairs minister and attended the NGO's 20th anniversary celebration in Ouagadougou.
In Béré, in the Zoundwéogo region, the territorial gendarmerie brigade officially took over from the National Police during a handover ceremony presided over by the prefect on 23 October 2026.
Stands in Burkina Faso are rarely full for women's football matches, unlike those of the men's Étalons. Journalists and fans cite low media coverage, social perceptions, match timings and a lack of resources as reasons for the weak public interest.
On Saturday 24 October 2026, the civic forces of the Diapangou commune (Gourma) mobilised for a sanitation operation at the central market, at the request of two children's development centres. The initiative is part of the weekly "Une heure de citoyenneté" programme.
The mobile clinic of the Dédougou regional hospital held an awareness and screening day in Douroula on 22 October 2026 for breast and cervical cancer, as part of Pink October. Free examinations, including mammography for women over 40, were offered.
In Nanoro, the National Identification Office (ONI), together with the gendarmerie and the town council, held a special enrolment day on Sunday 25 October for the CIB-AES identity card, priced at 3,500 CFA francs. Cards are to be issued within two weeks at most.
On October 26, the association "Femmes leaders du Faso" held an awareness day and free screening for breast and cervical cancers in Koudougou, aimed at women and young girls, as part of Pink October.
The LONAB published the results of the FASO LOTO draw of Monday 26 October 2026. The article text contains only site navigation and the title, with no details of the drawn numbers.
In Sindoukorony, in the Léraba region, the public primary school has launched school gardening and farm production activities to implement the new education reforms. Pupils harvest cassava, prepare vegetable beds and tend a one-and-a-half-hectare maize field.
