Ouagadougou: The obligation for companies to build a headquarters in Burkina Faso and a billion dedicated to financing Burkinabe cinema make the headlines of Burkinabe dailies. “Large companies required to build headquarters in Burkina Faso,” headlined the state-run daily Sidwaya.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the President of Burkina Faso, Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traore, chaired the Council of Ministers on Thursday, October 9, 2025. During a press briefing at the end of the meeting, Government Spokesperson Pingdwende Gilbert Ouedraogo indicated that several reports had been adopted and important decisions taken for the well-being of the population in accordance with the Progressive and Popular Revolution.
For the oldest daily newspaper, L’Observateur Paalga, the fourth report under the Ministry of Economy and Finance concerns a bill requiring large companies to build headquarters in Burkina Faso. This bill is fully in line with the Burkinabe government’s strategic orientations. It will provide Burkina Faso with an innovative legal instrument, strengthening economic sovereignty, improving the mobilization of tax resources, and generating economic and social benefits.
In a completely different vein, newspapers are focusing on the financing of Burkinabe cinema. L’Observateur Paalga reports that the government is putting a billion dollars at stake so that Burkina Faso finally has a fund to support national film production and promote audiovisual creation.
Its launch was made on October 8, 2025 in Ouagadougou by the Minister of Culture, Pingdwende Gilbert Ouedraogo supports the Express du Faso “Applications are admissible online. They will be examined by a jury per category. A maximum of 7 full members and 7 alternates of varied profiles per jury. When an application is selected, the funds received must be used exclusively for the subsidized projects. Beneficiaries must comply with the legislation in force and submit a technical and financial execution report,” reports the Express du Faso, quoting the words of Moussa Alex Sawadogo, Director General of the Burkinabe Agency for Cinema and Audiovisual (ABCA).