U.S. Embassy in Burkina
Faso

Event: Heightened Middle East Tensions   Heightened tension in the Middle East may result in security risks to U.S. citizens abroad. The Embassy will continue…

U.S. Embassy to Burkina Faso Security Alert December 17, 2019   Event:  Holidays in Burkina Faso provide increased risk for terrorism and criminal activity. Violent…

U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young and representatives from the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation met with Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré to advance talks towards…

Location:  U.S. Embassy, Ouagadougou   Event:  Town Hall for American Citizens The U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou invites all American citizens (and parents of minor American…

Location:   Burkina Faso   Event: Consistent with our primary responsibility to protect American citizens and consistent with the assessment that the security situation in Burkina Faso…

The United States Embassy in Ouagadougou is currently recruiting for its Foreign National Student Internship Program (FNSIP). The length of the internship is six (06)…

U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young and U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou staff with family members participated in the final stretch of the Tour du Faso on November 3,…

The United States Embassy in Burkina Faso announces the annual competition for the Fulbright & Humphrey exchange programs from December 1, 2019 to January 31,…

Location: Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso Event: Labor unions and civil society organizations are holding a demonstration in the vicinity of the Centre Muraz.  Heavy police presence is…

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  Location: Ouagadougou International Airport U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou informs all American citizens of a potential airport labor strike…

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…

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.…

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…

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.…

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 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  Location: Ouagadougou Event: The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that terrorists and criminal…