Road, land and ECOWAS infrastructure on the menu in Burkinabe newspapers

This Thursday's publications comment on the resumption of asphalting work on the Sakoinsé-Koudougou section, the establishment of a national land coordination authority in the Council of Ministers yesterday Wednesday by the government and the demand for the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions against Niger during its summit to be held in Abuja, tomorrow Friday, by the former ruling party (CDP).'ECOWAS sanctions against Niger: The CDP calls for their lifting,' reads the headline of the dean of Burkina Faso's private dailies, L'Observateur Paalga.The private newspaper reports that on the eve of the summit of heads of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) which opens tomorrow Friday in Abuja, the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the former ruling party, through a press release, urges the lifting of sanctions weighing on Niger.According to him, the president of the party, Eddie Komboïgo said he was touched by the dismay of the people during his recent stay in the country.The country's colleague comments on the words of the President of the Fatherland Action Framework (CAP), Péma Néya, who maintains that 'Leaders must demonstrate a high level of vision'.By the way, he dwelled on the words of the jurist, James Kokou Kantchil, who added in these terms: 'We want concrete policies and actions'.Under another aspect, the state daily Sidwaya headlines its front page 'Resumption of work on the Sakoinsé-Koudougou road: A progress rate of 45.83%, according to the technicians'.According to the public newspaper, the Minister of Infrastructure and Opening Up, Adama Luc Sorgho, noted on Tuesday February 20, 2024, the resumption of asphalting work on the Sakoinsé-Koudougou road with a progress rate of 45.83%.The private daily, L'Observateur Paalga specifies that the signs indicate a rate of 45.79% with this resumption of asphalting work on the track.In the same vein, the private newspaper, L'Express du Faso, published in Bobo-Dioulasso shows its first page 'Roads of Bobo-Dioulasso: 130 km of dir t road to the delight of users'.Under another chapter, the private daily Le Pays publishes on its front page 'Land management in Burkina: A national coordinating authority established'.The newspaper explains that this Authority, attached to the Presidency of Faso, will have the mission of coordinating and above all accelerating all ongoing processes, in terms of digitalization of land management.The public newspaper Sidwaya specifies that a National Land Coordination Authority was set up yesterday Wednesday in Ouagadougou, during the traditional meeting of ministers, chaired by Captain Ibrahim Traoré.The newspapers Sidwaya and L'Express du Faso report on the suspension of the gold export authorization by the Burkinabe government.For them, a press release from the Ministry in charge of Mines informs national opinion of the suspension of the authorization to export gold and other precious substances of artisanal and semi-mechanized production in Burkina.Source: Burkina Information Agency

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