Day: September 11, 2023

Huit ans après son intronisation, le chef du canton de Rissiam, Naaba Koanga, a reçu le samedi 9 septembre 2023 à son palais sis à Zandkoom, des émissaires du Mogho Naaba Baongo, venus lui transmettre un message de reconnaissance et lui remettre ses attributs, a constaté l’AIB.

C’est en pleine journée devant le palais royale de Zandkoom à Sabcé et après les formalités coutumières que les émissaires du Moogho Naaba conduits par le Kassir Naaba, ministre du Mogho Naaba a décliné l’objet de sa visite.

La cérémonie a débuté avec une sortie solennelle de Naaba Koanga accompagné par ses sujets et les garants de la tradition du Rissiam.

Après avoir reçu les salutations de ses conseillers, ce fut le tour du chef de Bousma de Sabcé de s’incliner devant le chef.

La troisième étape a consisté pour le chef de canton, de recevoir les salutations des différents chefs de villages de son ressort.

C’est après cette dernière phase que la délégation venue de Ouagadougou, a présenté ses civilités au Naaba Koanga et lui a transmis le message du Mogho Naaba Baongo.

«Nous sommes venus féliciter le Naaba Kaongo de Rissiam comme il est de coutume dans notre tradition. Parce que depuis la création du Rissiam par Naaba Tassongo, à chaque fois qu’il y a un changement à la tête du canton, le Mogho Naaba qui est le grand frère du Rissiam, envoie une délégation féliciter le nouveau chef et en même temps lui offrir des attributs de chef composés de tabouret en cuir, de bonnet, de chaussures en cuir et de boubou. C’est ce que nous sommes venus faire ce matin » a indiqué le Kassir Naaba, chef de la délégation.

Le Naaba Koanga après avoir reçu la délégation du royaume de Ouagadougou, s’est de nouveau retiré dans son palais avant de ressortir avec les attributs offerts par le Moogho Naaba.

Il a remercié à son tour, le Mogho Naaba et la délégation pour avoir perpétué la tradition au Rissiam. Il a également invité l’ensemble des ressortissants de son canton à avoir pour repère, la tradition et les coutumes.

«Nous devons toujours nous référer à notre civilisation et à nos cultures si nous voulons vivre dignement» a-t-il déclaré.

En rappel, le Naaba Koanga est le 30e chef de canton du Rissiam. Intendant universitaire de formation, il a été intronisé chef de canton en 2015.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The Burkinabè army carried out strikes this Monday in the localities of Silgadji and Petegoli (Sahel) which allowed the neutralization of several terrorists and the destruction of their logistics, we learned 'AIB from reliable sources.

The operation to reconquer territorial integrity continues despite the pitfalls.

This Monday, September 11, 2023, the sleuths of the intelligence service made it possible to expose a group of terrorists in the locality of Sildadji (Sahel).

The criminals were hiding

important logistics in the vegetation, with a view to carrying out attacks.

They were struck down with their weapons, thus putting an end to their disastrous project.

At the same time, air vectors detected suspicious movements near Petegoli.

Sinister individuals had gathered there under a large tree, with important equipment including barrels of fuel.

The strikes also made it possible to neutralize them with their property.

According to AIB sources, operations continue on all fronts

Source: Burkina Information Agency

More than 2,000 student civil servants from vocational training centers and schools will complete a three-month civic and military training at the SND center in Loumbila, and will be considered after the fact as reservists of the Burkinabè army.

The third promotion of the National Development Service (SND), comprising 2,146 young people from vocational training centers and schools, joined the Loumbila training and production center (CFPL, Loumbila) on Monday, September 11, 2023. for their 3-month civic and military training.

This SND initiative aims to instill in these student civil servants and conscripts of the SND certain cardinal values on the management of public goods in accordance with the best interests of the Nation.

The training also aims to cultivate certain reflexes in these young people aged 18 to 30 to enable them to defend themselves in the context of the fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso.

These conscripts come from the National School of Financial Management (ENAREF), the National School of Public Health (ENSP), the National School of Magistrates (ENAM), the National School of Water and Forests ( INDEED).

Others also came from the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Koudougou (ENS), the Regional Directorate of the Institute for the Training of Education Personnel (INFPE, formerly ENEP of Loumbila), the National School of Works public (ENTP) etc.

The training will take place in two phases in the field, the first of which focuses, among other things, on the modules of civic-mindedness, patriotism, love of a job well done, and international humanitarian law.

The second stage will concern combat technique and the handling of weapons.

At the end of their 90-day stay at the CFPL, SND conscripts will be considered “reservists” or auxiliaries of the army.

The Director General of the SND, Colonel-Major Mathieu Benao, for his part, invited young people to maintain serenity and discipline throughout their initial training.

According to him, the government has instructed the resumption of civic and military training, for the benefit of young people leaving state schools and professional training centers.

Colonel-Major Bénao specified that these young people constitute a reserve for the benefit of the National Armed Forces (FAN), as part of the fight against insecurity.

“We have already been experimenting for two years, this year is really a pivotal year, we must be able to test our training and reception capacities in our training centers to truly launch training on a large scale,” he indicated.

He first insisted on civic training because it will allow young people to acquire certain values which will make them “integral” Burkinabè and ready to defend their homeland.

The boss of the SND then highlighted the military aspect which consists of learning the profession of handling weapons and defending the national territory.

“We are starting the training this Monday, September 11, 2023 and it will certainly end on December 10,” he noted.

Alicia Mireille Fankani, a 24-year-old civil servant student from the Hauts-Bassins National Institute for Education Personnel Training, was delighted with her participation in civic and military training.

In his opinion, this 90-day training will allow them to put themselves in the shoes of our Defense and Security Forces (FDS) and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland (VDP).

“With this training, perhaps there will be young people who will have the love to defend the homeland,” she added.

Same story for Daouda Sangli, from the National Social Work Training Institute of Gaoua, who maintains that military service is a good thing for him.

For this 30-year-old, the SND will provide them with knowledge from another field which constitutes an integral part of their career.

Mr. Sangli noted that the training is welcome, given the current situation in the country.

On August 17, 2023, the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) adopted a bill on civic and military training in Burkina Faso. Once the law is promulgated by the government, the SND will concern young people aged 18 to 35.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The Association of former students of the Antoine Roche-Lycée Yamwaya Normal Course and the Parents' Association (APE) of the said establishment organized on Sunday, September 10 in Ouahigouya, a meeting with the press, in order to discuss the fate of 1,600 students for the 2023-2024 school year. These students saw their school destroyed by a violent wind last Sunday, June 18.

On June 18, 2023, a violent wind blew apart seventeen classrooms at Yamwaya high school in Yatenga province (North), including three offices, a teachers' room and a censor's office.

The high school welcomed around 1,600 students, representing more than half of the establishment's total enrollment.

Faced with this situation and in view of the imminence of the 2023-2024 school year, the organizers of the meeting called on the ministry in charge of secondary education, the education stakeholders, and the nationals of the city of Naaba Kango , to help students in difficulty.

This cry of the heart was launched, through a press conference in Ouahigouya, by the Association of former students of the Cours Normal Antoine Roche-Lycée Yamwaya and the Parents' Association (APE) of the said establishment.

This meeting with the press was an opportunity to reflect on the reception of students, the functioning of Yamwaya high school and the various consequences in the event of non-rehabilitation of the school infrastructure.

The president of the parents' association, Assami Guiro and that of the Yamwaya alumni association, Adama Ouédraogo and his comrades urged the authorities to resolve the problem before the start of the 2023-2024 school year. They also pleaded for the mobilization of funds to the tune of 40 million FCFA to deal with the emergency.

To this end, possible provisional solutions have been considered, in order to allow the establishment to be operational from the next school year.

This involves, among other things, the making of prefabricated classrooms, the rental of buildings and talks with teaching staff to increase class numbers, etc.

Created in 1948, Yamwaya high school is the largest establishment in the Northern region which accommodates more than 3,000 students today.

In a difficult security context, it brings together 10 establishments relocated in several municipalities in Yatenga and is part of the resilience of the education system in the Northern region.

Source: Burkina Information Agency