Day: August 1, 2023

The Commander of the Georges Namoano de Pô Military Academy, Battalion Commander Williams Baguéra, proceeded on Saturday July 22, 2023 in Pô, to the launch of a series of activities, as part of the official release of the 22nd class of active cadets.

It is by a popular cross that the High Commissioner of the province of Nahouri, Auguste Kinda and the Commander of the Military Academy Georges Namoano, the battalion commander Williams Baguéra, launched the activities falling within the framework of the official exit of the 22nd promotion of active cadets of the said Academy.

While waiting for the official date of the graduation ceremony of the 22nd promotion which will be chaired by the Head of State, several activities have been organized to honor these young officers.

It is a popular cross, two days of community service on the national road N ° 5, a Maracana tournament, a blood donation, a day of health, an inter-corps military competition and games of society.

For the Commander of the Military Academy Georges Namoano Williams Baguéra, these activities aim to break down the barriers between populations and the defense and security forces of the Pô garrison.

“They also aim to sensitize the populations so that they accompany, bless the FDS and collaborate effectively with the latter by reporting any suspicious case”, he indicated.

It should be noted that this series of activities was punctuated by a handing over of garbage cans from the 22nd promotion of cadets to the commune of Pô.

They were received by the first vice-president of the special delegation, Francis Yaguibou.

He took the opportunity to express his gratitude and that of the entire population of the commune of Pô to these young officers and to the entire Command.

Mr. Yaguibou explained that this is the second time in a row that donations have been offered to the commune of Pô as part of the outing of cadets from the activities of the academy.

In 2022, the town had benefited from the 21st promotion of a borehole and road signs.

The Maracana tournament was won by the informal sector team ahead of the civil servants by the score of 2 goals to 1.

The High Commissioner of the province of Nahouri, Auguste Kinda welcomed the strong mobilization of the populations of the commune of Pô around the defense and security forces.

For him, this testifies to the good collaboration between the population and the FDS.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The High Commissioner of the Ganzourgou province, Aminata Sorgho/Gouba presided over the traditional ascent of the colors, on August 1, 2023 at the Zorgho territorial gendarmerie brigade. She invited the heads of public services to equip themselves with the national flag to allow the rise of the colors in a rotating way in the administrations.

This Tuesday, August 1, 2023, like all the other first Tuesdays of the month, the directors and heads of provincial departments of Ganzourgou took part in the traditional rise of colors.

Since last May, the provincial authorities have decided to observe the rise of the colors in a rotating way in the administrations.

Thus, after the provincial directorate in charge of the environment and then that in charge of primary education, it is the turn of the Zorgho gendarmerie brigade to host this ceremony.

The High Commissioner thanked all those who took part in this "sober but meaningful" ceremony.

For her, this is a great opportunity to strengthen the cohesion and collaboration between the agents of the administration.

Aminata Sorgho/Gouba invited everyone to cultivate these values around him, because the country needs more than ever a sacred union of its daughters and sons to defeat terrorism which is putting a strain on living together.

Finally, the High Commissioner invited the heads of the services to rehabilitate or build masts and to equip themselves with the flag to allow the continuation of the initiative of the raising of the colors in a rotating way in the services

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The Dominican Minister of Foreign Relations, Mr. Roberto Alvarez seized by letter, his Moroccan counterpart, in order to bring to the Very High Knowledge of His Majesty King Mohammed VI – May God attends, on behalf of the President of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Mr. Luis Abinader, the following position of his country concerning the question of the Moroccan Sahara, learned the AIB from sources close to the file.

The Dominican Republic “reiterates its absolute recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara”;

The Ministry of External Relations of the Dominican Republic "considers favorably", "the opening of a Dominican consulate in the city of Dakhla".

The Dominican Republic “reaffirms that the autonomy initiative presented by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007 constitutes the realistic, credible and serious solution to reach a negotiated agreement between the parties”;

The Dominican Minister also informed his Moroccan counterpart that "President Luis ABINADER has expressed the wish to make a State visit to the Kingdom of Morocco, in order to further strengthen political, commercial and cooperation ties" between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Dominican Republic.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The President of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI), Henri Konan Bédié, died on Tuesday August 1, 2023, in Abidjan, at the age of 89, following a discomfort in his hometown of Daoukro, we learn from concordant sources.

Konan Bédié was President of the National Assembly for 13 years (1980-1993) before becoming the country's supreme magistracy on December 7, 1993, on the death of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, thanks to the article by the constitution which made him the constitutional dolphin.

He was ousted from power on December 24, 1999 following a coup led by General Guéi.

Presidential candidate of 2020, on behalf of his party, he had called for a boycott of the ballot before proclaiming himself a few days later, president of a National Transitional Council (CNT).

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, signed on July 21, 2023, a decree creating the 52nd Commando Infantry Regiment (RIC) based in Tougan.

In another decree on the same date, Ibrahim Traoré set up the 53rd RIC stationed in Nouna.

These two cities are part of the localities of Burkina Faso, regularly confronted with terrorist abuses.

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The NGO ''Guardian Angels of Nature'' (AGN) handed over, on Monday, in Pô (Centre-South), to the authorities of the province of Nahouri, food and non-food items worth 9 million 465 thousand CFA francs for the benefit of Burkinabe expelled from Ghana.

“We learned of this unfortunate situation through the press (…) and as an NGO working in the province in the daily support of communities to strengthen their level of resilience, we immediately initiated meetings with the various authorities … to be able to to do something and contribute to relieving these compatriots", indicated, about the genesis of the project, the coordinator of projects and programs at the NGO ''Les Anges Gardiens de la Nature'' (AGN), Adama Millogo.

Mr. Millogo spoke after the symbolic delivery of donations to beneficiaries in the presence of provincial administrative authorities and officials of the decentralized service in charge of Humanitarian Action.

The representatives of the beneficiaries and the local authorities express their gratitude to AGN during the symbolic handing over of the donations.

The coordinator of projects and programs at AGN who spoke of compatriots going through an unfortunate situation, alluded to the Burkinabè expelled, in July 2023, from Ghana.

Numbering 513 people, mostly women and children, according to data from the Provincial Directorate in charge of Nahouri Humanitarian Action, they were received and placed in temporary accommodation sites in Dakola, a village in the commune of Pô, bordering Ghana.

The food and non-food goods with a total value of 9 million 465 thousand CFA francs that they receive from the NGO AGN are composed of millet, beans, sugar, pasta, children's clothing, sanitary napkins , underwear for adult women, loincloths, soap, vases for children and kettles, said the secretary general of the Nahouri High Commission, Sanfienalé Sirima who received it.

The Peulh leader of Dakola, Idrissa Sondé, thanks the donors for the gesture

The distribution of these goods to beneficiaries "now in the process of returning to their families or to host families" will be done through the technical service in charge of Humanitarian Action and the Provincial Emergency Relief Committee. and Rehabilitation (COPROSUR) of Nahouri, explained Mr. Sirima.

By diversifying the goods granted, the objective is to support the beneficiaries but also "to strengthen the capacities of the host families who were not prepared for such a situation", noted Adama Millogo.

For the Peulh leader of Dakola, Idrissa Sondé, the gesture towards the Burkinabè expelled from Ghana is "healthy" and "saving".

“We are touched by this mark of solidarity which continues to manifest itself since the arrival of our parents from Ghana. Whether from members of government, regional and provincial authorities and today AGN, we can only say thank you for all the support given,” he said.

“These different goods will be very useful for us because we were unable to take anything when we were expelled,” said beneficiary Raïnatou Diaw.

The Secretary General of the Nahouri High Commission, who congratulates AGN for "its enormous gesture", recalled that the NGO is not in its first action "of support vis-à-vis local communities".

“I would like, on behalf of the High Commissioner of the province of Nahouri, to express our gratitude to the NGO which has made a great gesture towards these compatriots who are currently in need”, said Sanfienalé Sirima.

AGN's donation to those expelled from Ghana is part of a package of activities it carries out within the framework of the promotion of peace, social cohesion and inter-community rapprochement through social safety nets and awareness-raising, a recalled Adama Millogo.

These actions, he adds, are part of the “Resilient Communities” project implemented with the financial support of the European Union (EU).

The said project is carried out in the Pô-Nazinon-Sissili (PONASI) ecological complex composed of three administrative regions which are the Center-South, the Center-West and the Center-East.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The special delegation of the municipality of Bobo-Dioulasso went on Monday to raise awareness among truckers who are dragging their feet to pay taxes on aggregates, set between 2,000 and 6,000 FCFA, said learned the AIB.

The president of the special delegation of Bobo-Dioulasso (West, 365km), Adama Bidiga, held a meeting on Monday July 31, 2023 with several actors, about the difficulty of collecting taxes on the levies of aggregates, indicates the daily state Sidwaya, in its Tuesday publication.

He recalled that according to the 2021 deliberation, dump trucks must pay between 2,000 and 6,000 FCFA per load, depending on the volume of the truck and the type of aggregates.

Mr. Bidiga assured that these taxes are used to finance infrastructure and development projects as well as the promotion of environmental initiatives.

According to the president of the Bobo-Dioulasso tipper owners' umbrella, Seydou Kassamba, the truckers in addition to the payment of the aggregates, also pay between 2,000 and 6,000 FCFA to the landowners.

Mr. Kassamba added that some of his colleagues are willing to pay the taxes to the municipality but find them high.

However, Seydou Kassamba has promised to sensitize them so that they pay these taxes.

Source: Burkina Information Agency