Country: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has expressed its dissatisfaction to the European Union following an intervention by European MP Christophe Gomart regarding the political and security situation in the country. The…

The Burkinabe Minister of Economy and Finance, Aboubakar Nacanabo, has been elected president of the Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank for a one-year term. The…

The High Council of Communication of Burkina Faso has fined Canal+ International 50 million CFA francs for failing to provide free and automatic broadcasting of RTB’s public channels…

Burkina Faso wants to make entrepreneurship a mandatory discipline in both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs starting from the 2026-2027 academic year. This reform, part of the presidential…

Nearly 21% of Burkinabè live in food insecurity, alerted the Minister of Health, Dr. Robert Kargougou, on the occasion of the International Day of Food Safety. In response…

The Burkinabe government has decided to suspend the organization of all beauty contests across the national territory. This measure, announced by the Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts, and…

The ECOWAS mediator to the AES, Lansana Kouyaté, was received in Ouagadougou by Burkinabe President Ibrahim Traoré for discussions focused on regional security, stability, and free movement. This…

The nomination of Nourénou Atchadé to lead the opposition party Les Démocrates, announced at the Ordinary National Council on Sunday, March 22, 2026, divides the party’s leadership and…

The former president of Burkina Faso’s transition, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, was arrested in Togo and then expelled to Ouagadougou, according to several corroborating sources. This operation…

The government of Burkina Faso has undergone a significant reshuffle with several changes to the names of ministries, a reorganization that forms part of a restructuring effort undertaken…

The former Burkinabé minister and MP Yolande Compaoré has been found dead in circumstances that have stirred emotion and questions among the public. The body of the high-profile…

Following the draw conducted this Saturday by CAF, the Amazones U17 know their path to the 2026 World Cup in Morocco, with a first round against Burkina Faso.…

The Round of 16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations comes to a close this Tuesday with two clashes on the schedule: Algeria – DR Congo and…

With a goal by Edmond Tapsoba in stoppage time, Burkina Faso took the upper hand over Equatorial Guinea (2-1) on Wednesday in the opening match of Group E…

Plusieurs rencontres sont au programme ce mercredi à travers les pelouses marocaines. De gros chocs comptant pour la première journée de la phase de poules de la CAN…

Nigeria officially apologized to Burkina Faso following the violation of Burkinabè airspace by a Nigerian aircraft. This diplomatic step was conducted at the highest level by the Nigerian…

Burkina Faso is preparing to reinstate the death penalty in its penal code. The decision, announced Thursday, December 4 at the end of the Council of Ministers, comes…

The African continent will have two representatives among the eight best teams at the U17 World Cup in Qatar. Burkina Faso and Morocco secured their qualification on Tuesday,…

With notably a quadruple from Sadio Mané, Senegal thrashed Kenya this Tuesday in a friendly match. Traveling to Rabat in Morocco, the Cheetahs of Benin were beaten by…

Benin face Burkina Faso this Tuesday evening in Rabat, Morocco. It’s a match as part of the November international break. The November FIFA window in the Africa zone…

The coach of Benin’s Cheetahs, Gernot Rohr, will publish, on 6 November, his list of players called up for the match against Burkina Faso, part of the November…

Ahead of the November international break, Benin’s coach, Gernot Rohr, has called up an extended squad of 30 players. A list made up of the usual veterans and…

Burkinabe authorities announced the arrest of eight people, including a Malian, on alleged spying charges. The suspects, members of the NGO Inso, are accused of continuing to collect…

After the convincing win by the Golden Eaglets against Benin (4-1), Nigerian coach Manu Garba said his team would step up as they head into their next match…

The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, paid an official visit to Ouagadougou on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. This trip, the second since August…

Scheduled from September 20 to October 3 in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, the full schedule for the final phase of the UFOA B U17 tournament has been published by…

The draw for the group stage of the 2025 UFOA-B U17 tournament was held this Thursday in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. Benin has landed in Group B, alongside Nigeria…

The visit of a Russian delegation led by the Russian Minister of Energy, Sergey Tsivilev, to Burkina Faso concluded with an agreement to form an intergovernmental commission (IGC)…

The Burkinabe government expressed deep outrage after the announcement of the death of Alain Christophe Traoré alias Alino Faso in an Ivorian barracks. While Ivory Coast chalks it…

The Burkina Faso government adopted, this Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in the Council of Ministers, a bill aimed at dissolving the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). Created in…