The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Animal and Fisheries Resources launches a free 30-day, practice-focused training in Bobo-Dioulasso for 1,000 poultry sector players, aimed at improving performance and job prospects.
In September 2026, Burkina Faso bought a ten-storey building (R+10) in Rome, paid from state funds, to house its embassy's chancery and consular services. Minister Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo visited the premises on 23 October.
The BMCRF, Burkina Faso's economic control unit, closed five shops in Boulmiougou (Ouagadougou) for illegal pricing and failure to display prices, including two cement stores selling above the official price. Four offenders were requisitioned for community work.
The REMA PLAY 2026 evening, held on 23 October at the Centre culturel du Faso in Ouagadougou, brought together artists from several countries before a large audience. The artists praised the Burkinabè welcome and the event's organisation.
On 23 October 2026, the mobile economic control and fraud repression brigade (BMCRF) inspected markets in Ouagadougou. Expired products were removed and traders who did not comply with the set prices were warned of sanctions.
The Central Brigade for the Fight against Cybercrime (BCLCC) is launching the 2nd National Week against Cybercrime in Burkina Faso, with awareness activities, training and a hackathon. It follows more than 9 billion CFA francs in financial losses recorded between 2020 and 2025.
According to the headline, the real estate developer SOCOGIB allegedly failed to declare several billion FCFA to tax authorities. The text provided contains only the site's copyright notice, with no verifiable details.
An article titled "How we freed Solenzo" addresses the war on terrorism. However, the text provided contains only the website footer, so the article's detailed content cannot be summarised.
Reporters Without Borders denounces Burkina Faso's new Penal Code, unanimously adopted by the legislative assembly on October 20, which reintroduces prison sentences for press offences, including "apology for terrorism" (up to 30 years). RSF urges authorities not to promulgate it.
The Czech Republic wants to revive cooperation with Burkina Faso in economy, trade and youth. Its special envoy for the Sahel was received on 22 October 2026 by Burkinabè Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré.
Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture and government spokesperson, Gilbert Ouédraogo, visited the Burkinabè embassy in Rome, which the state bought with its own funds, before going to the Thomas Sankara park to prepare a tribute day to Captain Sankara.
Culture minister and government spokesperson Gilbert Ouédraogo is in Rome for tribute days honouring Captain Thomas Sankara. He visited the Burkina Faso embassy's new building, bought with state funds, and the Thomas Sankara park.
The Burkinabè mobile app Viimsanté, designed by Drs Josué Delma and Nestor Sam, was officially launched in Ouagadougou on 23 October 2026. It aims to digitise medical prescriptions and improve coordination between patients, pharmacists, prescribers and insurers.
Replay of a panel at the 2nd edition of Le Faso Digital on whether artificial intelligence will be able to speak national languages such as Mooré, Dioula and Fulfulde. The provided text contains no further details about the speakers or the discussion.
The Council of Ministers on 22 October 2026 approved ratification of a $120 million (about 67.2 billion FCFA) IDA financing. The five-year project aims to economically empower poor and vulnerable households and strengthen adaptive social protection.
Security Minister Mahamadou SANA received a delegation from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at his office, led by its regional director for West and Central Africa. Discussions covered the organisation's missions and prospects for cooperation with the ministry…
A life sciences and earth sciences (SVT) teacher at the Noumbiel provincial high school, Badéretéon Dabiré supports struggling students and praises every step of progress, despite the lack of laboratory equipment. His commitment grew after he gave up his dream of becoming a doctor.
In Ouagadougou, the national police checked helmet use on the night of 23 October 2026 and seized more than 400 vehicles in three hours. Offenders must present a compliant helmet and pay a fine to recover their motorbike.
At the first Aïobi Forward in Ouagadougou, the DeepTech firm Aïobi presented "Kuma", a personal and professional communication app whose data is hosted in Burkina Faso.
Six months after its launch in Ouahigouya, the PReTASAD project, funded by the JAFOWA programme and implemented by ADFY, promotes agroecology and environmental protection in the Northern region. Partner households and schools have received training and sanitation and soilless gardening equipment.
