The deadline for submitting school scholarship applications has been extended to October 22, 2026 in Burkina Faso. The measure concerns students admitted to the CEP, BEPC, CAP and BEP exams, eligible for excellence, ordinary and specific scholarships.
COGEF held a workshop in Ouagadougou to brief its members on the new labor code and its main innovations. The aim is to help companies adapt their management practices and social dialogue.
In Ouagadougou, the commemoration marking 39 years since Thomas Sankara’s assassination at the Memorial was used to recall his legacy, the achievements of the Revolution and calls for national unity. The presidential address also highlighted support for the Memorial and Sankarist ideals.
Moov Africa Burkina Faso is renewing its support for Le Faso Digital 2026 and is sponsoring a prize in the National Digital Innovation Contest. The award will recognize digital solutions with citizen impact in areas such as health, agriculture and education.
The president of the Burkinabe Boxing Federation, Jérémie Bouda, praises the sport's recent results but highlights a lack of resources, especially the absence of an equipped training hall. He also calls for more competitions and better training for coaches and officials.
L’Essentiel.bf is a digital platform that uses artificial intelligence to collect, summarize and distribute news in French and Mooré, in written and audio formats. Its backers aim to improve access to information and fight disinformation in Burkina Faso.
Under the theme “Heart and Nutrition,” a meeting in Burkina Faso aims to promote cardiovascular prevention through better diets and local products. Training, screening activities and scientific sessions are planned in several university hospitals.
In Dédougou, ABIPA marked the International Albinism Awareness Day with calls to fight stigma and better protect the rights of people with albinism. The event also included screening, awareness-raising and the distribution of sunscreen kits.
Moov Africa-ONATEL awarded ten scholarships of 250,000 CFA francs each to vulnerable students at Thomas Sankara University, including internally displaced people. The operator also announced connectivity offers for the university year.
The Ouagadougou Approved Management Center brought together informal-sector actors to raise awareness of the accounting, tax and social obligations linked to formalization. The session also covered access to financing and public procurement.
A call for proposals is being launched to recruit a provider to install a data collection platform on the Dourou dam and supply the associated consumables. The project aims to strengthen hydrometric monitoring and water resource management.
A call for proposals has been launched to recruit a provider to build two piezometers in Kaya, to improve monitoring of groundwater resources. The work includes geophysical surveys, equipping the structures and water quality analyses.
At the Thomas Sankara Memorial in Ouagadougou, guide Pengdwendé Kima explains the visit, the symbolism of the mausoleum and the growing interest of Burkinabe visitors in the former president’s legacy. The site also welcomes both local and international visitors.
Burkinabe lawmakers adopted a revised law on community service to make it easier to apply, improve reintegration of convicts and increase prison production, especially cereals.
Burkinabe researchers presented the results of a bio-insecticide project based on Calotropis procera against mosquito larvae that transmit malaria and dengue. The product, in tablet form, currently shows a larval elimination rate of 80 to 90%.
Burkinabe customs seized 150,000 Tapentadol tablets hidden under a clinker shipment at the border with Togo. The owner of the cargo reportedly tried to bribe officers before the truck was immobilized in Ouagadougou.
UMO Burkina is recruiting a national MEAL technical assistant to support the updating of the monitoring and evaluation system, data quality checks, indicator tracking, and the preparation of reports and dashboards.
Orange Money Burkina Faso reminds customers never to share their secret code or make a payment to unlock an account, claim a prize, or cancel a transaction. The company also warns about fraudulent messages and asks users to call 127 if in doubt.
Working hours on October 15, 2026 have been adjusted nationwide, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services with permanent activities must still arrange to operate outside that time slot.
The Sovereignty League, launched in Burkina Faso, aims to reorganize sports across the regions. President Ibrahim Traoré announced a minimum monthly salary of 200,000 CFA francs for each selected athlete and nearly 1,000 jobs.
