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LONAB lottery prize distributions in Burkina Faso

Overview

In mid-September 2026, the Loterie Nationale Burkinabè (LONAB) hosted a ceremony in Ouagadougou to award 247,621,500 CFA francs to six winners of the Pari Mutuel Urbain Burkinabè (PMU’B).

The winners included individuals from various professions, such as a housekeeper, an electrician, a student, a painter, a merchant, and a security guard. Prizes ranged from approximately 34.3 million CFA francs to a top prize of 69,437,500 CFA francs. LONAB Director General Ibrahim Ben Harouna Zarani stated the ceremony was intended to demonstrate the institution’s “transparency and reliability.”

Entities

Loterie Nationale Burkinabè · PMU · Ibrahim Ben Harouna Zarani · Brest · Idrissa Kaboré

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Lottery winners secure major payouts in Burkina Faso and France

    Major lottery wins reported in Burkina Faso, where Idrissa Kaboré won over 83 million FCFA, and in Brest, France, where a player secured 143,124 euros via PMU.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    LONAB awards 247 million CFA francs to six PMU’B winners

    Six winners in Burkina Faso received a combined 247,621,500 CFA francs from the Loterie Nationale Burkinabè (LONAB) following PMU’B lottery wins.

Sources

actu.fr · burkina24.com · libreinfo.net · wakatsera.com