Faso7 (opens the outlet's own site)Soumaïla Ilboudo (AS Bessel) won the men's race at the FASP Wassa Bondo Grand Prix cycling event, held on 25 October 2026 in Ouagadougou, ahead of teammate Souleymane Koné. In the women's race, Awa Bamogo won by a full lap, days before the Tour du Faso.
Young religious leader Redwane Pougda, based in Ouagadougou, puts social action at the heart of his work: aid to vulnerable families, support for young people and mediation to strengthen social cohesion, regardless of religion, ethnicity or origin.
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.
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.
The Kadiogo regional police carried out night-time checks in Ouagadougou as part of the "Bouclier tête durcie" operation. In three hours, nearly 400 motorcyclists were arrested for not wearing a helmet.
The 18th edition of the Ouagadougou International Craft Fair (SIAO) will be held in Ouagadougou from 30 October to 8 November 2026, under the theme of African craftsmanship and industrialisation. The organising committee presents 800 stands, over 6,000 exhibitors, Ghana as guest of honour, and…
Orezone Bomboré SA is holding the first edition of the OBSA Safety Days on 23 and 24 October 2026 at its Mogtédo site in the Oubri region, focused on occupational health and safety. The event aims to promote a "zero accidents" goal at the mining company.
Bilateral roaming agreements were signed between parties from UEMOA member states in Ouagadougou, during the second session of the Committee of National Digital Regulators. They aim to facilitate cross-border communications, with implementation and follow-up still to come.
Abdramane Guinko, a Burkinabè living in the United States, donated food worth 1 million F CFA (rice, spaghetti, oil) to ASVOVIG, the agency supporting widows, orphans and war victims. He urged fellow Burkinabè abroad to contribute to national solidarity.
Orange Énergies Burkina Faso presents solar kits payable in monthly instalments and a digital energy management platform for households and small entrepreneurs. The company is also seeking local partners.
IB Bank's staff mutual organised a blood donation drive on 23 October 2026 to help ensure blood product availability. The National Blood Transfusion Centre (CNTS) welcomed the initiative, which aims to become a regular practice.
The Burkina Faso Civil Engineering Engineers' Order (OIGC-BF) urges the public and property developers to verify that engineers are registered on the Order's roll before entrusting them with work. Illegal practice of the profession is punishable by criminal sanctions.
UEMOA sectoral ministers met in Ouagadougou to review white papers on the cotton-textile, fertiliser and rice sectors. A first five-year regional programme, estimated at 7,000 billion FCFA, aims to strengthen local processing.
On October 22, 2026, the minister delegate for animal and fisheries resources handed out kits for the "Zero empty henhouse" operation in Songdin and Gampela to 516 selected beneficiaries. Launched in August 2026 under the agro-pastoral, water and fisheries offensive, it aims to support at least…
Macaire Yaméogo, a smartphone seller in Koulouba (Ouagadougou), has become known as the "Chinese man of Burkina". His TikTok lives, mixing humour and product promotion, have earned him over one million followers.
The 5th TRANSLOG Africa 2026 symposium, held in Ouagadougou on 20–21 October, issued recommendations to strengthen control of the African logistics chain, covering digitalisation, interoperability, logistics costs and local skills. The symposium has been made a permanent intergovernmental platform.
The second edition of the Festival des Terres du Nazinon opened on 19 October 2026 in Manga, under the theme "Unity, Culture, Peace and Youth". Organisers aim to make it a forum for social cohesion and the promotion of cultural heritage.
The Société des Aéroports du Faso (SAFA) held a training session on the Ouagadougou airport emergency plan to strengthen coordination and emergency preparedness. A tabletop security exercise is to complete the training.
The Legislative Assembly of the People unanimously adopted a new Penal Code reinstating the death penalty for certain offences, including terrorism, espionage and treason. The text also toughens sanctions for economic, road-safety and environmental offences.
Yelen Assurances has handed 13 rain gauges, drones and weather equipment to Burkina Faso's National Meteorology Agency (ANAM), worth about 100 million FCFA. The donation aims to strengthen weather data collection for agricultural insurance.
