U.S. Embassy Offers a Digital Projector to FESPACO
Ambassador Andrew Young donated 42,000 USD (25 million CFA) of film projection and other equipment to the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO).…
Labor Strike Alert – U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Labor Strike Alert – U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Location: Ouagadougou International Airport U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou informs all American citizens of a potential airport labor strike…
‘Engaged Together, We Are Stronger,’ says U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young
Ambassador highlights U.S. Engagement to G5-Sahel and ECOWAS We are engaged together against the challenges that affect us all. The United States engages with the…
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Location: Bourse de Travail and Place de la Nation Event: Labor unions and civil society organizations are planning a demonstration in downtown Ouagadougou on Monday, September 16.…
Official Launch of the 2020 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship Program.
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic…
Demonstration Alert: August 31st, 2019 at La Bourse du Travail and Conseil Burkinabe des Chargeurs –
Location: La Bourse du Travail and Conseil Burkinabé des Chargeurs, Ouagadougou Event: Demonstrations are expected to take place on on Saturday August 31st, beginning at 8:00 AM.…
Alert: Gunshots at Camp Guillaume Ouedraogo – Avoid the area
Location: Camp Guillaume Ouedraogo Event: The Embassy received reports of sporadic gunfire at Camp Guillaume Ouedraogo in northwest Ouagadougou, near the Place de la Nation, since 1:00…
Alert: Ongoing Attack at Youga Mine
Alert: Ongoing Attack at Youga Mine Location: Youga, near Zabre, Centre-East Event: The U.S. Embassy has received credible information that a security guard working at the…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – July 9, 2019
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – July 9, 2019 Location: Ouagadougou Event: The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that terrorists and criminal…
Study in the USA – is your school of choice accredited?
The EducationUSA Center at the United States Embassy in Burkina Faso is part of a worldwide network of facilities promoting U.S. higher education abroad and…
What is the Embassy Mural All About?
“This mural is dedicated to the future of Burkina Faso to include an ever-deepening partnership with the United States of America.” Beginning with the two…
Burkina Faso Travel Advisory – May 2019
Recruitment of our new group of interns
The Embassy of the United States in Ouagadougou is currently recruiting interns to serve six months, from July 29, 2019 to January 31, 2020. The…
Run Like a Girl – Awareness and training through dance and theater
The U.S. Embassy is proud to support Wendy Jehlen and the Run Like a Girl program working with youth in Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou to break…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Location: Burkina Faso Event: Terrorist and criminal groups continue plotting in Burkina Faso and attacks can occur with little to no warning. Between April 26…
United States and Burkina Faso Celebrate Launch of Resilience Program
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 9 April – Today, the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the launch of the second phase…
Notice Regarding Scam Using U.S. Embassy Name
February 25, 2019 – U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso is aware of an ongoing tender scam using the U.S. Embassy name to fraudulently request sample items…
Flintlock 2019 in Burkina Faso
More than 2,000 service members from more than 30 African and western partner nations will participate in Flintlock 2019 at multiple locations in Burkina Faso…
