Faso Mêbo Agency
| Agence Faso Mêbo | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 22, 2026 |
| Jurisdiction | Presidency of Burkina Faso |
| Headquarters | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| Motto | Let's build the nation Build our future with our own hands Build our country |
| Website | fasomebo |
The Faso Mêbo Agency (French: Agence Faso Mêbo), also known as the Faso Mêbo initiative (French: Initiative présidentielle Faso Mêbo), is a Burkinabè governmental initiative launched by President Ibrahim Traoré to modernize road infrastructure and urban spaces in Ouagadougou and other cities. It aims to use local materials and volunteer labor to reduce dependence on foreign aid.
History
Faso Mêbo Iniative
On 16 October 2024, Initiative présidentielle Faso Mêbo was adopted by the Burkina Council of Ministers under President Ibrahim Traoré. The name roughly translated to "Build the Country," with a broad goal of revitalising Burkina Faso's infrastructure and civil facilities.[1][2] On 27 March 2025, President Ibrahim Traoré handed over the first batch of over 900 heavy public-works vehicles and machines to the Faso Mêbo initiative. These machines included bulldozers, hydraulic and backhoe excavators, graders, road rollers, dump trucks, tank trucks, compactors, and concrete mixers. Additional vehicles included 4x4 pickup trucks, workshop and support vehicles, and also portable lighting units and high-intensity projectors.[3] On 2 April 2025, 450 agents were recruited into the initiative during the first recruitment wave, and were sent to training a day later.[4]
Faso Mêbo Agency
On 22 January 2026, the initiative became a public agency following a formal decision by the Council of Ministers, giving it administrative and financial autonomy. The transformation was intended to provide the programme with dedicated staff, budgets and planning authority to manage larger infrastructure projects.[5] On 4 February 2026, 742 agents were listed as admissible and awaiting positions within the Faso Mêbo Agency. This was part of the second recruitment wave, consisting primarily of volunteers. On 9 February 2026, 686 positions that were available for recruitment were announced by the agency, including engineers, drivers, machine operators, and mechanics. This was part of the third recruitment wave, which took place in late February.[6] On 25 February 2026, a digital donations and contribution management platform was launched by the Ministry of ICT as a new digital service supporting Faso Mêbo.[7]
Activities and projects
Following the conversion from an initiative to a public agency, Faso Mêbo had increased their funding and planning capacity. At the end of January 2026, over 219 million FCFA had been collected through donations and infrastructure financing.[8] Additionally, churches, ministries, and associations had donated cement, granite, paving materials, and construction tools.[9] The Faso Mêbo Agency is reported to aim to pave between 3,000 and 5,000 km of roads per year across Burkina Faso.[10]
Projects
| Project | Location | Size | Announcement date | Expected completion | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major | |||||
| Ouagadougou–Bobo-Dioulasso Expressway[11] | Yimdi near Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso | 332-kilometre (206 mi) | 16 December 2025 | CFA 200 billion (about US$357 million) | |
| Minor | |||||
| Gay Baongo Road Rehabilitation[12] | Tampouy, Ouagadougou, Kadiogo Province | 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) | September 2025 | ||
| Asphalting of Kaya–Barsalogho Road[13] | Kaya to Barsalogho in Sanmatenga Province | 42-kilometre (26 mi) | 10 December 2024 | ||
References
- ^ "Développement et urbanisation : le gouvernement adopte l'initiative présidentielle Faso Mêbo". Présidence du Faso. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Burkina Faso: Three Years of Sovereignty". CPI USA. Coalition for Peace in Ivory Coast and West Africa (CPI). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "200 milliards FCFA d'engins pour 5 000 km de bitume par an". L'Économiste du Faso (in French). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Initiative présidentielle Faso Mêbo: 450 volontaires pour la défense de la patrie (VDP) et de la construction prêts pour les chantiers". Africa‑Newsroom (in French). APO Group Africa‑Newsroom. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "L'initiative présidentielle Faso Mêbo devient officiellement l'Agence Faso Mêbo". Digital Magazine BF. Digital Magazine Burkina Faso. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Faso Mêbo 2026: la 3ᵉ vague de recrutement lancée pour 686 agents spécialisés" (in French). Burkina24. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Burkina Faso : Faso Mêbo se dote d'une plateforme numérique pour la gestion des dons". Agence Ecofin (in French). Agence Ecofin. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Faso Mêbo : plus de 219 millions F CFA mobilisés grâce à l'engagement citoyen". Burkina24 (in French). Burkina24. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Initiative Faso Mêbo : le ministère en charge de la Fonction publique apporte une contribution de plus de 8 millions F CFA". Présidence du Faso — Primature (in French). Primature du Burkina Faso. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Trois ans de marche vers la souveraineté" (PDF). Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement (SIG) Burkina Faso (in French). Les éditions Sidwaya. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Burkina Faso: Le Capitaine Ibrahim Traoré pose la première pierre de la construction de l'autoroute Ouaga-Bobo" [Burkina Faso: Captain Ibrahim Traoré lays the foundation stone for the construction of the Ouaga-Bobo highway] (in French). Faso7. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Ouagadougou : Faso Mêbo réhabilite la voie dénommée « Gay baongo » à Tampouy" (in French). Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB). 27 September 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Bitumage de la route Kaya – Barsalogho" (in French). Présidence du Faso. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.