Houet: Massive Mobilisation to Support the RPP
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Houet/Support for the RPP: Commander Porgo calls for concrete actions rather than "reading motions" (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
At a rally supporting the RPP in Bobo-Dioulasso, the commander of the second military region, Lieutenant-Colonel Lassané Porgo, urged residents to back fighting forces through concrete action rather than mere declarations. He also stressed cohesion among the components involved in territorial…
Bobo-Dioulasso: A Large Rally to Reaffirm Popular Support for the RPP (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
On October 31, 2026, thousands gathered at Tiéfo Amoro square in Bobo-Dioulasso, called by the CNAVC-Houet, to reaffirm their support for the Popular Progressive Revolution (RPP) and President Ibrahim Traoré.
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Mandatory Patriotic Immersion: Richard Tiéné Goes Inside the Civic Training of Young Bac Graduates
Filmmaker Boubié Richard Tiéné previewed his 90-minute documentary on the Mandatory Patriotic Immersion (IPO), a civic and physical training programme for new high-school graduates, in Ouagadougou. The screening was attended by War and Patriotic Defence Minister, General Célestin Simporé.
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66th Anniversary of the National Armed Forces: the President of Faso Salutes the Sacrifice of Our Fighters
Fifty-six soldiers and defence personnel were decorated in Ouagadougou at the ceremony marking the 66th anniversary of the Armed Forces. The Minister of State for War and Patriotic Defence also spoke about military reserve enrolment, with over 86,000 people registered.
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Burkina: the Head of State bows before the martyrs and vows to pursue the fight
Burkina Faso's head of state, Ibrahim Traoré, pays tribute in a message to those killed in the October 2014 popular insurrection and the failed September 2015 coup, on National Martyrs' Day. He reaffirms his commitment to the "war of liberation".
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Diplomacy: Prime Minister reaffirms refusal of any tutelage over Burkina Faso
In an interview with Russian broadcaster RT on the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow, Burkinabè Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo says Ouagadougou seeks cooperation without new dependency. He also addresses security and disinformation campaigns.
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