This Wednesday's publications returned to the extensive damage caused by the torrential rains of October 7 and 8, 2024 on the Banfora-Tarfila bridge (West) on the RN7."Tarfila Bridge: The Governor of the Cascades Suspends Traffic," is the headline in the state-run newspaper Sidwaya. According to the daily, the first Tarfila bridge on the Bobo-Banfora axis, which had been rehabilitated following severe deterioration caused by rainwater in early September 2024, was unable to withstand the fury of a new flood.Indicating that the road is currently blocked and the bridge under the guard of security forces, "the newspaper of all Burkinabè" specifies that it was in the early morning of October 8, 2024 that the bridge collapsed further.In the same vein, the oldest private daily newspaper, L'Observateur Paalga, points out that while waiting for the repair work to be carried out on the structure, the governor of the Cascades region is informing the population and users of the RN7 that traffic is temporarily susp ended.The colleague continues that the head of the region has called on the population to respect security instructions, while reassuring that measures are being taken to restore traffic.In another register, the private daily, Le Pays, addresses the case of the three supermarkets served with formal notice for having broadcast advertisements for strong alcohol, by the Higher Council for Communication (CSC).For Le Pays, on October 7, 2024, the CSC formally notified the supermarkets Liza Market, Marina Market and La Clef des ChSteaux/Sodibo for having broadcast advertisements for drinks with an alcohol content of more than 10%.The daily also reports that the CSC justified its action by specifying that these companies promote champagnes, wines, cognacs and other spirits on their Facebook pages, each with more than 5,000 subscribers.Source: Burkina Information Agency
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