By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso
Traffic enforcement cameras began operating in Ouagadougou on 1 August 2026 to automatically record traffic offences. According to Security Minister Mahamadou Sana, more than a thousand violations were recorded in a few hours.
Burkina Faso commemorated the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara and 12 companions in Ouagadougou on 15 October 2026. Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo read a message from President Ibrahim Traoré, calling for unity and denouncing internal divisions, according to Ouestaf.
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Burkina Faso’s National Office for Water and Sanitation plans a gradual restoration of supply in Ouagadougou, Ziniaré and Pabré from Friday 23 October 2026. The organisation is deploying teams on the network, flushing pipes and recommissioning boreholes, according to its statement, which urges users to build up reserves.
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Burkina Faso’s National Armed Forces launched celebrations for their 66th anniversary in Ouagadougou with a 2.5-kilometre popular cross-country run. Military personnel, members of the security forces and civilians took part on 20 October 2026, reports Sidwaya.
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The second edition of Le Faso Digital was launched on 17 October 2026 in Ouagadougou, with 201 Burkinabè digital solutions presented on a virtual platform. Organised by Lefaso.net until 24 October, the fair aims to promote local innovations, according to its organisers.
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Burkina Faso launches 2,800bn CFA franc electricity programmeThe Burkinabè government has approved the creation of Faso Wa-Fulu, an electricity access programme estimated to cost more than 2,800 billion CFA francs over ten years. Led by the ministry responsible for energy, the initiative plans to accelerate electrification until 2030, followed by five years of consolidation, according to Beninwebtv.
Groups challenge Senegalese mediation in Guinea-BissauThe Front uni and the International Solidarity Network with Guinea-Bissau accuse Senegalese mediation of passivity and call for measures to restore constitutional order. Their manifesto also implicates ECOWAS in the political crisis, according to Senenews.The week in Africa
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