Faso7 (opens the outlet's own site)Australian group West Africa Resources presented its 2025 sustainable development report in Ouagadougou, covering its three Burkinabè mines (Sanbrado, Kiaka, Toega). The group reports revenue of 609.66 billion CFA francs and 161 billion CFA francs in taxes and royalties paid to the state, while…
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo launched the maize harvest in Bagré with combine harvesters, inaugurated the SOFA rice mill and launched a 50,000-hectare irrigation development operation in Niaogho, in Boulgou province.
The Burkinabè Directorate General of Customs presented in Ouagadougou the seizures from its "Operation Magnan", carried out from 10 July to 15 October 2026, valued at over 10.8 billion CFA francs. The goods include narcotics, fake medicines, fertilizer and sensitive explosives.
The Club of Student Delegates of Higher Education Institutions of Burkina Faso (CEDES) launches the first Student Week, running from 20 to 24 October 2026, focused on Sino-Burkinabè cooperation, road safety and cultural exchanges. Conferences, awareness campaigns and cultural activities are planned.
The 5th edition of the TRANSLOG Africa 2026 symposium opened in Ouagadougou on 20 October, with more than 150 foreign participants from 15 countries. It focuses on supply chain resilience, the AfCFTA and corridors serving the landlocked AES states.
The second session of the UEMOA Committee of National Digital Regulators (CRNN) opened on 20 October 2026 in Ouagadougou and runs until 22 October. It covers the regulation of digital financial services, the sharing of telecom infrastructure and the implementation of community roaming.
The Court of Justice of the UEMOA is holding a four-day seminar on community law in Ouagadougou from 20 to 23 October 2026, for 50 magistrates and lawyers. The aim is to improve how national courts apply UEMOA rules.
Customs directors general of the AES and Togo's Office togolais des recettes (OTR) closed their 5th meeting in Ouagadougou, finalising the draft confederal preferential tariff regime and rules of origin, and setting new IT interconnection measures.
Raynal Assurances held a sports walk of about ten kilometres in Ouagadougou to mark its 20th anniversary, bringing together customers, partners and staff. The event promoted health and honoured customer loyalty.
Foreign ministers of ECOWAS and the AES Confederation met in Dakar on 17 October 2026 for the first session of their dialogue on cooperation. The talks ended with a joint communiqué.
At the École normale supérieure, Bassolma Bazié, president of the national commission of the Confederation of Sahel States in Burkina Faso, urged future teachers to train patriotic citizens aware of sovereignty issues, within the AES vision for education.
ABNORM marked World Standardization Day 2026 in Dédougou on 14 and 15 October, with a seminar for socio-economic actors and a debate with students of Université Daniel-Ouezzin-Coulibaly. More than 1,400 standards have been developed since the agency was created.
A team from the Technical Committee for the Issuance of the Press Card visited the premises of Faso7 on 15 October 2026. Discussions covered the committee's missions, difficulties in obtaining the press card and the benefits it provides, including housing, transport and education.
The Association of Burkinabè Sports Journalists (AJSB) will hold the 31st Night of Champions on October 23, 2026, in Ouagadougou, with 26 winners and three personalities honoured. Only 30% of the 30 million FCFA budget has been raised, and the association is appealing to partners.
As part of Pink October, the communication agency Omega Vision Communication and its partners held a 10 km march and an awareness session on breast and cervical cancers in Ouagadougou, featuring a gynaecologist's talk.
UBA Burkina closed its Customer Service Week, held from 5 to 9 October 2026, with recognition activities, games and discussions on financial topics. The bank aims to strengthen its relationship with customers and improve its services.
On 17 October 2026 in Ouagadougou, the Semer la joie Burkina Faso association, with the CNPA-BF and the Éveil Santé association, held a day of health checks, adapted exercise and intergenerational discussion for older people, marking the International Day of Older Persons.
The second phase of the 2026 National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Civic Participation (JEPPC) ended on 16 October with the "Night of the Stars", honouring laureates for their civic engagement, including Lassané Sawadogo, recognised for his agro-pastoral initiatives.
Twelve participants from Burkina Faso, Benin and Mali completed a training-of-trainers course in financial education in Ouagadougou, organised by the firm Perfect Print with support from SA2IF. The 40-hour online course aims to strengthen local capacity in personal financial management.
The Société nationale des substances précieuses (SONASP) held occupational health and safety awareness days in Ouagadougou, with first aid and firefighting training. A Ministry of Mines representative recalled the scale of accidents in the mining sector.
