August 5, 2026

Ouaga Press

Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.

Ousmane Sonko convenes national assembly bureau meeting


The National Assembly is set to resume its operations with renewed vigor. The bureau of the parliamentary institution has been summoned to a critical meeting this Wednesday, commencing at 4 PM. This gathering is widely anticipated to usher in a period of heightened political intensity within the legislative body. Indeed, many are already characterizing this imminent session as the “beginning of hostilities,” signaling a potentially contentious and animated sequence of events on the parliamentary agenda.