Ouagadougou: The Burkinabè publications of this Thursday echo the adoption of a preliminary draft law on the customs code to counter financial crime and the election to the presidency of the Federation Burkina Faso football (FBF)'Fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, a draft bill on the customs code adopted', reads the headline of the newspaper of all Burkinabè people, Sidwaya.According to the public daily, it was at the end of the council of ministers on Wednesday July 16, chaired by the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, that the draft bill was adopted.The newspaper reports the words of the Minister of the Economy who explains that the innovations of the new code aim to fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and to control the importation of weapons.On the same subject, the private newspaper Le Pays specifies that this new code also takes into account electronic commerce at the international level in order to strengthen the resource collection sys tem.The daily newspapers also commented on the election at the head of the Burkinabè football federation.In this regard, Le Pays informs that three candidacies for the presidency of the FBF have been registered, namely those of ex-Stallion Jonathan Pitroïpa, Colonel Major Oumarou Sawadogo and Ali Guissou.In the same vein, the dean of daily newspapers specifies that the campaign will take place from August 15 to 29, two days before the election.The Refoulement of 173 Burkinabe from Ivory Coast is the other subject which caught the attention of colleagues.The newspaper of all Burkinabè mentions that on Wednesday July 16, a government delegation visited the Cascades region, the Burkinabè who had been pushed back from Ivory Coast.According to the Minister of State, Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, the council became aware of this repression in oral communication and it is due to "disregard for humanitarian rules" reports the daily newspaper Sidwaya.And the newspaper Le Pays indicates that appropriate measur es are being taken to ensure a dignified welcome and installation for these compatriots.Source: Burkina Information Agency
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