By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Burkina 24
Burkinabè journalist Souréa Mariam Vanessa Touré presented her first book, “Hummm… And life goes on”, in Ouagadougou. The 315-page collection brings together around 60 columns and, according to Burkina24, addresses topics including parenting, relationships, marriage and women’s status.¹
Burkina Faso’s Central Brigade for Combating Cybercrime recorded more than 9 billion CFA francs in losses linked to online scams between 2020 and 2025. The losses include cryptocurrency and mobile money scams and digital blackmail, according to Le Pays (Burkina Faso), during the National Cybercrime Awareness Week held from 26 to 30 October 2026 in Ouagadougou.
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Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo presented support measures for livestock farmers in Pouanga, including cutting the cost of artificial insemination for cattle from 50,000 to 5,000 CFA francs. The 20 October visit was part of efforts to monitor the agropastoral drive aimed at increasing agricultural and livestock production, according to Sidwaya.
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Burkina Faso Customs intercepted 2,310 sticks of dynamite hidden in a transit truck and 7,500 detonators carried on a passenger bus. Director General of Customs Yves Kafando presented the seizures on 27 October 2026 and warned against trafficking, according to Netafrique.
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A Turkish gendarmerie delegation led by General Aykut Tanriverdi is on a working visit to Burkina Faso’s National Gendarmerie in Ouagadougou. The immersion aims to share practices and strengthen the partnership between the two institutions, according to Sidwaya.
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Burkina Faso to extend bilingual education to 8,743 schoolsBurkina Faso plans to extend bilingual education to 8,743 schools in 2026-2027, compared with 955 during the pilot phase, according to director-general Tasseré Compaoré. The nationwide rollout will also train 11,731 teachers and 3,724 supervisors, using 13 national languages and French as the second language, AIB reports.
Illustrative imageIn Guinea-Bissau, humidity increases the sensation of heatThe average temperature in Guinea-Bissau reached 28.6°C on 26 October, just 0.6°C above the monthly norm, according to Orlando Mendes, director of the Climatology and Agrometeorology Service. He mainly attributes the intense sensation of heat to high humidity, which hampers the removal of heat through sweating, O Democrata reports.The week in Africa
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