Artistesbf (opens the outlet's own site)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.
Review of Sada Sanfo's poetry collection "Chants de détresse" followed by "Silhouettes de poésie", published by Les Éditions Belles Lettres d'Afrique. The poet mixes urgent verse on Burkina Faso's security crisis, tributes and memory, and poems shaped like everyday objects.
The 15th edition of the Laongo International Granite Sculpture Symposium will take place from 2 to 23 November 2026, with twenty professional sculptors and fifteen trainees. An international colloquium on identity and heritage is scheduled for 10 and 11 November.
Review of the novel "Joyeux anniversaire" by Agathe Valentine Consuelo Sinaré (Éditions Hector-Adams, 2022), in which a Burkinabè secondary-school girl receives a handwritten booklet from her mother for her birthday, a letter containing a tale and educational advice. The critic praises its Mossi…
The 3rd edition of the National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation was launched on 2 September 2026 in Ouagadougou. Coinciding with the 4th anniversary of the RPP, it includes a government exhibition at the SIAO showcasing ministries' reforms.
The Sidibé Rakiswendé Gallery hosted the opening on 2 October 2026 of the exhibition "Identity in Painting" by artist Kadré Sama, also known as SamFall, centred on memory, roots and the identity of peoples. The exhibition runs until 31 October 2026.
Burkina Faso marked the 4th anniversary of the Progressive Popular Revolution (RPP) with an "RPP Night" at Place de la Révolution, attended by political and administrative authorities. The evening included a retrospective of achievements, artistic performances and the publication of an RPP…
Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF, in Ouagadougou, with an initial capacity of 164 tonnes per year. The 11 billion CFA franc project, funded by the state and private investors, aims to add value to gold production locally.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Emmanuel Ouédraogo opened the Ouagadougou International Tourism and Hospitality Fair (SITHO) at the SIAO esplanade, under the theme of financing structuring projects. The edition runs from 22 to 27 September 2026, with Mali and Niger as special guest countries.
The first Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons Week of the AES is being held from 12 to 19 September 2026 in Ouagadougou, alongside the SAMAO trade fair. The Sahel states are harmonising their mining and energy policies, with a goal of processing ores locally by 2036.
Madagascar's women's U23 basketball team, Les Ankoay Dames, withdrew from two international competitions within a month: the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series in Singapore in August and the U23 3x3 World Cup in Wuhan in September, where it also lost 7-14 to Uganda after forfeiting against Latvia.
Niger's Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine received the culture ministers of Burkina Faso and Mali in Niamey. Talks focused on a common AES cultural policy, including cultural and creative industries, heritage and the promotion of talent.
