During a stay in Rome for tribute days honouring Thomas Sankara, Minister of Culture and government spokesperson Gilbert Ouédraogo visits the new premises of the Burkina Faso embassy, an R+10 building acquired with state funds. He then visits the Thomas Sankara park.
On 23 October in Bunia (Ituri, DRC), the first participants in the Tumaini clinical trial against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus were vaccinated. The epidemic, the worst ever recorded in the country, has caused more than 9,700 cases and over 4,600 deaths.
In Senegal, the political standoff between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko, now speaker of the National Assembly, is escalating over a amended 2026 budget finance bill rejected by the law committee. The bill, which includes cuts to social sectors, could lead to a censure motion…
Genital warts, also called genital verrucae, are small growths on the skin and mucous membranes of the genitals caused by HPV. Often painless, they are transmitted through intimate contact and should be examined and treated by a health professional.
According to Nathalie Arthaud, spokesperson for Lutte ouvrière, 410,000 people took part in protests across France on Saturday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez had announced the deployment of 70,000 police officers and gendarmes, with particular attention paid to Paris and Orléans.
Burkina Faso bought a 10-storey building with state funds to house its embassy in Italy, paid in a single instalment without a loan. The minister of communication, culture, arts and tourism visited the building in Rome, where he is also taking part in tributes to Thomas Sankara.
Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, was fatally shot at Square Pergaud in Trappes in an attack with alleged racist motives that also wounded five people in La Verrière. The alleged shooter, already convicted several times, has been taken into custody.
In Gogo (Zoundwéogo), mining artisan Ibrahim Belem, who lives in Equatorial Guinea, paid the school council contributions of three public primary schools, totalling 607,000 FCFA for 607 pupils.
The provided text does not cover Georgi Minoungou's first goal for the Colorado Rapids. It is a profile of Jean Botué, an Ivorian-Burkinabè footballer born in 2002 in Marcory, Abidjan, who plays as a striker or winger.
The first Clasico of the 2026/27 season pits Barcelona, unbeaten leaders of LaLiga, against Real Madrid, coached by José Mourinho. The article gives the kick-off time, broadcast channel and how to watch the match.
The FAMa carried out a free medical consultation and medicine distribution operation in camps in the Kidal region, alongside a security patrol. Children and sick people were the main beneficiaries, with cases of malaria and hypertension treated.
The Burkina Faso Sports Journalists Association (AJSB) honoured 27 athletes across all disciplines and three personalities at the 31st Night of Champions, held on 23 October in Ouagadougou.
At their general assembly in Dissihn (Ioba), education stakeholders of the basic education circumscription received pedagogical, administrative and ethical guidance for the 2026-2027 school year. Deserving teachers were congratulated on the results of the 2026 session.
School winners from 2025 and 2026 were honoured at the Niégo departmental high school during the joint celebration of the 5th and 6th editions of the Ioba Provincial Day of Excellence. Organisers denounced school dropout linked to gold panning and rural exodus.
In Rome, Burkinabè speaker Hamado Dipama handed over 2,000 euros to the coordinator of the "Ma brique pour Thomas Sankara" project, to fund a memorial. The sum was raised during a conference in Munich.
The regional health director of Gulmu, Mahamadi Yerbanga, visited the Diapaga medical centre with surgical annex in Tapoa on 15 October 2026. He held talks with staff, patients and civil society on care conditions, shortages of equipment and the call for an ENT department.
In the Manni health district (Gnagna), 62,268 children aged 5 to 14 are targeted by a mass treatment campaign against schistosomiasis, scheduled from 26 to 31 October 2026. An advocacy meeting mobilised community leaders to encourage family participation.
The Diapaga health district held an information workshop for authorities and health workers in Tapoa to prepare the mass schistosomiasis treatment campaign, scheduled from 26 to 31 October 2026 for children aged 5 to 14.
The Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism visited Rome to thank the 3rd district municipality, which honoured Thomas Sankara, and to prepare celebrations planned at the Parco Thomas Sankara on 24 and 25 October 2026.
In France, a new day of protests against the rising cost of living and in defence of public services drew 410,000 people according to the Interior Ministry, including 110,000 in Paris. Clashes broke out in provincial cities, notably Grenoble, Nantes and Lyon.
