Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins a fourth term with 51.8% of the vote against Flavio Bolsonaro, who refuses to accept the defeat and seeks to annul the election.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva wins a fourth term with 51.8% of the vote against Flavio Bolsonaro, who refuses to accept the defeat and calls for the election to be annulled.
The Mobile Brigade for Economic Control and Fraud Repression (BMCRF) closed five businesses in the Boulmiougou area of Ouagadougou for illicit pricing and failure to display prices, including two cement shops selling well above the official price. Four offenders were assigned to community service…
At the Gaoua regional hospital, a team led by gynaecologist Dr Bèbè Robert Palé removed a 4.28 kg uterine fibroid from a 48-year-old patient through a hysterectomy. The operation lasted about an hour and the ovaries were preserved.
During a joint operation on 18 and 19 October 2026, forest agents and the CRS in Boromo dismantled an illegal gold-panning site in the Deux Balé classified forest. Seized equipment included 43 motorcycles, 33 tricycles, 130 bags of ore and generators.
From 20 to 24 October 2026, Bobo-Dioulasso's Municipal Police carried out operations in several city districts after residents complained about filth, bad smells and wastewater dumped into gutters.
Presented in Ouagadougou as part of the IP-RELIS Presidential Initiative, the "Ligue de la Souveraineté" will bring together 20 clubs from 17 regions starting January 2027. It sets local player quotas and aims to create 740 direct jobs.
Police in Kombissiri arrested twenty-five young people, including five girls, for road incivility and disrupting classes, notably near a high school and at the Tuili market. They were given community service and fines.
Sergeant-Chief Amadou Ouattara, known as Adou First, launched his second clip "Arrêts de jeu" at the Naaba Koom II military camp in Ouagadougou. He aims to rally soldiers fighting terrorism in the AES space.
Real Madrid beat FC Barcelona 2-1 at the Spotify Camp Nou in the first Clasico of the season in La Liga, thanks to a brace from Kylian Mbappé. Raphinha had equalised for Barça before Mbappé's late winner in the 87th minute.
The Congolese opposition begins a European tour in Rome, as Joseph Kabila has taken the lead of an armed political movement, the FRN, to retake power by force. The article also questions the national dialogue proposed by Félix Tshisekedi and a possible constitutional change.
The "Ligue de la Souveraineté", a new football competition wanted by the head of state under the IP-RELIS initiative, was presented in Ouagadougou. Its pilot phase, with 20 clubs split into two groups, is scheduled to run from January to June 2027.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo is representing President Ibrahim Traoré at the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit and the accompanying economic and humanitarian forum in Moscow on 28 and 29 October. He will present Burkina Faso's national priorities there.
Leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins a fourth term with 51.8% of the vote in the runoff. His rival Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede and plans to seek annulment of the election, after a dispute over the extension of voting.
Nigeria has evacuated to Switzerland, of which she is a national, a 42-year-old Ebola patient, the only case recorded in the country. According to the health ministry, her condition has markedly improved.
In the irrigated plain of Bagré Pôle, the "Cultiver la valeur" project, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, combines livestock, a dairy, rice production and support for women's associations. Beneficiaries report higher incomes and greater autonomy.
Avenir Wendpanga of Kaya won the inaugural Maracana tournament of the Kaya Court of First Instance, beating Étoile Montante 1-0 in the final on 24 October 2026. The tournament aimed to promote civic values and social cohesion.
The first documented human infection with the Shamonda virus, an animal-borne virus spread by midges, has been detected in an immunocompromised French patient who died. Investigations are ongoing.
The CIFDA-OHADA and the Cercle OHADA du Burkina announce a 12-session (48-hour) certified training course on OHADA business law in Ouagadougou, limited to 15 participants, with the next session starting Saturday 14 November.
The Congolese opposition, gathered in the C64 coalition, is starting a European tour to win support from Western governments for an inclusive national dialogue. The article doubts its impact amid tensions over a possible third term for Félix Tshisekedi and Joseph Kabila's rebellion in the east.
