Burkina Faso

Teleconsultation trials continued involving pediatricians in the city of Dori and a specialist from Ouagadougou; the tests show that teleconsultation usefully reduces the need to travel to large cities to be treated, especially in times of insecurity

The association Burkina Wa-mêdû announced to the press the launch of the 4th edition of Burkin'daaga act 4 and the official launch of the golden prizes of Burkinabè entrepreneurship which is the novelty of the 4th edition

The country has agreed with Ghana to form a joint technical committee to work on resolving border encroachment challenges that separate the two countries

The rural electrification project in the Liptako-Gourma region, located mostly in the country and to a lesser extent in Niger and Mali, has been launched and will install six mini-power plants based on solar photovoltaic technology, two per country

Actress Angelina Jolie, UNHCR Special Envoy, has visited the country to show solidarity with a region currently in the news for the displacement crisis

The Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (CEBN) has expresses deep concern about the growing rate of insecurity in the Sahel region and has called on authorities to make urgent efforts to restore calm amid a spate of violent attacks

The United Nations Refugee Agency reported that thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after the recent violent attacks; international organisations are mobilising to address the emergency

Oxfam launched a project called "Children are Burkina's Gold" to get children away from the mining sites and keep them in school by making school attractive for students and families

Since January, MSF Médecins Sans Frontières has sent mobile teams offering healthcare to displaced people in the villages of Sirfou, Todiame, Rounga and Ouindigui

The trials made in the country have shown that the vaccine against malaria is highly effective

Radio jeunesse Sahel, a new radio station bringing messages of social cohesion, peace, coexistence and promotion of entrepreneurship, to be based in Ouagadougou

Built with funding from the French Development Agency, the new 'Ouagar Inter' bus station in Ouagadougou has been inaugurated

Aminata Zerbo/Sabané, new Director General of ANPTIC Agence nationale de promotion des TIC, installed in her position