Ash Wednesday, coronation of elephants at CAN 2023, make headlines

Ouagadougou: This Wednesday's publications focus on the coronation of elephants at CAN 2023 and Ash Wednesday of the Catholic Church. 'Lent is experienced as a path to forgiveness,…' headlines the front page of the private daily Le Pays, which reports the words of the communications officer of the Burkina-Niger episcopal conference, Father Paul Dah. The newspaper granted an interview to the communications officer of the Burkina-Niger episcopal conference, Abbot Paul Dah, who returned to the foundations of Lent. According to the daily, Father Dah explains that if the Christian commits to Lent by receiving the ashes, it is because they believe with all their strength, that through this path of prayer and sharing, God led by his spirit towards the Easter of Jesus. 'In this way, Lent is defined as a path towards forgiveness, joy and life: Easter,' he continues. The observer Paalga, for its part, publishes a poem by the priest of the university parish of Saint Albert the Great, Abbot Justin Zangré. The newsp aper sends a vibrant call for radical conversion through this poem. From another angle, L'Observateur Paalga, headlines its front page: "Elephants, champions of Africa, after the coronation, Teenager's gifts" For the dean of private daily newspapers, after their coronation at the 34th African Cup of Nations, the elephants of Côte d'Ivoire are reaping the laurels of their performance. 'PRADO did not pull any punches: villas and cash for Max Alain Gradel and his teammates, cash for technical support and also for the Ivorian football federation (FIF),' adds the same newspaper. The private daily Le Pays adds that the FIF, the technical staff, the coach and the players received the sums of 300, 400, 100 and 50 million CFA francs respectively. The same daily adds that this victory must serve as leaven for the consolidation of national unity. Source: Burkina Information Agency