Houet/SNC 2024: The president of the ALT at the community village

Bobo-Dioulasso: The President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly, Dr. Ousmane Bougouma, visited the communities' village on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Bobo Dioulasso. Present in Bobo Dioulasso as part of the 21st edition of the National Culture Week (SNC), the President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT), Dr Ousmane Bougouma, accompanied by the Burkinabè and Nigerien ministers in charge of culture, visited the site housing the communities' village. On site, he toured the different exhibition stands. 'In this village, we saw communities side by side. It is all cultural diversity that is expressed and which translates this richness which is the soul from which we can build social cohesion, lasting peace. It is the soul from which we can build a better world,' suggested Dr Bougouma at the end of the visit. He welcomed this initiative by the ministry in charge of culture to bring together communities in a village who share their know-how and see the similarities that exist between their cultu res. 'It is the expression of a cultural identity which reminds us that our predecessors fought for our country,' he said. According to the president of the ALT, it is the duty of the Burkinabè to inspire this, to mobilize the necessary resources to face adversity, and to build a country in peace and with a future. He expressed his gratitude to the guest country of honor, Niger, which came with a strong delegation which exposed the potential in this village. Previously, the delegation was in the army museum. The president of the ALT said he was amazed at the evolution of the army in terms of war and combat, that is to say from bladed weapons to drones. 'We have seen the effort of the army's visual artists who, through paintings, summarize the effort of our fighting forces. The army, through this museum, in its way of expressing the bravery of the soldiers,' he concluded while saluting the sacrifice of the Defense and Security Forces as well as the Volunteers for the defense of the party for the reconque st of the territory. Source: Burkina Information Agency