Month: September 2024

Ouagadougou: Minister Bassolma Bazié called yesterday, Saturday, the populations of Boulkiemdé to a patriotic surge to counter the forces of evil that are bringing mourning to Burkina Faso.

The face-to-face meeting between the government delegation, led by Minister of State Bassolma Bazié, and the active forces of Boulkiemdé was held in the function room of the Koudougou town hall on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

It was without mincing words that the head of the mission set the scene for the discussions, which focused on the national situation marked by terrorist attacks.

For Bassolma Bazié, who was accompanied by the Minister of Justice, Édasso Rodrigue Bayala, and the Minister Delegate for Regional Cooperation, Stella Eldine Kabré, there is no longer any time for hesitation among the population.

According to him, without good collaboration with the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) in terms of denunciation and reporting, the fight against the terrorist hydra will only drag on.

Hence his vibrant call for a
strong patriotic surge to thwart all offensive inclinations of the enemies of the motherland.

In addition, the members of the government delegation took stock of the initiatives underway, under the leadership of the President of Faso, with a view to providing appropriate responses to the fight against the terrorist hydra, but also to the expectations of the populations.

In this sense, Burkina Faso has turned to new partners (China, Turkey, Russia, etc.) for a win-win partnership.

The vital forces, in return, reaffirmed their unfailing support for Captain Ibrahim Traoré and his government in this fight.

They also made a number of suggestions to strengthen citizen monitoring and response strategies.

This involves, among other things, setting up monitoring organizations in the markets and yaars, organizing and training youth groups in the sectors on intelligence issues, reviewing the communication system to make it a major instrument, and reintroducing the death penalty for stateless persons who do not disa
rm against the search for sovereignty.

Other issues relating to road infrastructure were also raised by some participants.

It should be noted that the government delegation, upon its arrival, made contact with the FDS, the VDP, as well as with the traditional leaders of the region.

The three other provinces of the Centre-West region, namely Sanguié, Sissili and Ziro, also received a visit from the delegation.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: In partnership with the Sahel Community Recovery and Stabilization Project (PCRSS-Burkina), the Association Monde Rural (AMR) organized, from August 28 to 31, 2024, an awareness-raising session for its members on the prevention and management of cases of gender-based violence (GBV).

“As part of the implementation of the Sahel Community Recovery and Stabilization Project (PCRSS), it is our duty to raise awareness among our members, our agents, as well as all our other partners on the prevention and management of gender-based violence, in particular sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, etc.”, explained the national coordinator of the Association Monde Rural (AMR), Amadou Wangré, to justify the holding of this awareness session which took place from August 28 to 31, 2024 in Gourcy.

This session, chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lokré Célestin Samandoulgou, brought together members of the Board of Directors, the Strategic Orientation and Advocacy Committee, members of
the Control Committee, as well as those of the offices of the provincial coordinations of the association.

In his communication, GBV expert Rasmané Tarpilga first defined the key concepts before addressing the typology of GBV and the measures to be taken to prevent them.

Participants also learned about the mechanisms for handling complaints and the sanctions provided for, before committing to zero tolerance for cases of GBV.

According to the national coordinator of the AMR, the prevention of GBV also, and above all, involves communication.

This is why, beyond awareness-raising, the rapporteurs of the provincial coordinations of the association were trained in the production of press articles and written, audio and video messages, with a view to feeding the communication tools of the structure, namely the website, digital radio, Facebook page, the magazine *Echo du Rural*, WhatsApp groups, etc.

Equipped with the basic rudiments, the rapporteurs made a commitment to ensure the visibility of the association
on the one hand, and to contribute, on the other hand, through their productions, to raising awareness and consciousness among the population, in accordance with the vision of the association.

During the session, the rapporteurs also saw their knowledge strengthened on the PCRSS-Burkina, whose main objective is to work on the recovery of populations affected by the security crisis in the North, Centre-North and Sahel regions.

Before this session, it was the AMR workers who had been made aware of the same issues.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The economic operator El Hadj Oumarou Damiba, also CEO of ‘Yentella SARL’, donated, on Sunday, September 1, 2024 in Piéla, fuel worth 2 million francs for the benefit of the fighting forces of Bilanga, Piéla and Bogandé, in the province of Gnagna, AIB learned.

Fuel worth two million francs: this is the gesture of the economic operator El Hadj Oumarou Damiba, CEO of “Yentella SARL”, in favor of the fighting forces of Bilanga, Piéla and Bogandé, in Gnagna, Eastern region.

For the donor, El Hadj Oumarou Damiba, it is a way of encouraging the FDS and VDP engaged in the reconquest of the national territory for the sacrifice made. According to him, it had already been two years since he had set foot in his native village, Piéla.

“All along the road, I saw very committed FDS and VDP and I could not remain indifferent,” he confided. As a result, the VDPs of Bilanga, Piéla and Bogandé as well as the BIR 19 each received a fuel voucher of 500,000 francs.

The handover took place in the presence of the p
resident of the special delegation of the commune of Piéla, Boureima Taram, resource persons and VDPs of the said locality representing all the beneficiaries.

A gesture welcomed by the PDS Boureima Taram who, on behalf of the administration and the beneficiaries, thanked the donor for his gesture. He then hoped that this example would be followed in order to galvanize the fighting forces.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The Association Les Amis de l’Enfant (2ae) handed over food and non-food items worth more than one million FCFA and a financial envelope to the residents of the ‘Cri du cœur’ orphanage, located in the Trame d’accueil district of Ouagadougou.

The Association Les Amis de l’Enfant (2ae) offered a ton of rice, corn, boxes of soap and spaghetti, clothes, etc., estimated at more than one million FCFA, as well as a financial envelope to children in difficult situations at the ‘Cri du cœur’ orphanage.

According to the president of the Association, Antoinette Drabo, this donation, which is in line with the ambitions of her organization, is a response to a call for help launched through a video by the director of the orphanage “Cri du cœur”, Konaté/Ouédraogo Fanta.

In handing over these food and non-food items, Ms. Drabo said: “We would like to loudly affirm our desire to contribute to changing lives, bringing back smiles and rekindling hope in order to ensure a better future for these children.”

For t
he sponsor of this activity, the promoter of SIBIRI Telecom SA, Hubert Yaméogo, “helping a child is a noble act”, it is helping all humanity. This is why, he continued, “I have spared no effort to support this activity which fits perfectly with my vision”.

For her part, the director of the orphanage, Konaté/Ouédraogo Fanta, expressed her satisfaction before thanking her benefactors for “an act which will contribute enormously to relieving my children.”

With 43 children in the orphanage, “we consume 10 kg of rice per day.” This donation will bring back, a little, the smiles to these children, she added before calling on all people of good will to support children in difficult situations.

The children were undisguised for joy. “Today we are like other children and we are very happy, thanks to the uncles for thinking of us. Thanks to the Association,” said one of them.

The Association Les Amis de l’Enfant is a young, apolitical, non-profit association that works to unite people working for the care, educatio
n and socio-professional integration of children in difficulty.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The Almeria FC team from sector 5 of Zabré won the fifth edition of the Zabré forces vives football vacation tournament by beating the ‘Petit Piment’ team from the village of Soussoula on Saturday, August 31, 2024 by a score of 1 goal to 0.

Launched on July 6, 2024, the Zabré Forces Vives football holiday tournament had its final on Saturday, August 31, 2024 on the Zabré town hall multi-sports ground.

This final pitted the Almeria FC team from sector 5 of Zabré against the ‘Petit Piment’ team from the village of Soussoula.

This fifth edition of the tournament focused on the theme: “Through football, let us overcome our differences and support our fighting forces.”

The sponsor, El Hadj Ousmane Gouba, congratulated the promoter Luc Sango for having been able to organize the tournament despite the difficult situation that Burkina is experiencing.

The special guest of the ceremony, the mission officer at the presidency for the Centre-East region, Adama Kamboné, took the opportunity to ask the yo
uth of Zabré to remain united and united in order to face terrorism.

As for the promoter, he thanked all those thanks to whom the tournament was able to take place until the final. He said he was happy to see the youth of Zabré united around the round ball.

“Sports in general and football in particular are powerful factors of social cohesion, a link par excellence between peoples. The unique thought of the youth of Zabré is called FOOTBALL and that makes me happy,” he added.

For its first place, thanks to the only goal scored by Mardochée Gouba in the first half of 25 minutes, the Almeria FC team won the trophy, gold medals, a set of jerseys, a ball and the sum of 60,000 FCFA.

The “Petit Piment” team from Soussoula, the unfortunate finalist, won silver medals, a set of jerseys, a ball and the sum of 40,000 FCFA.

The teams from the villages of Sangou and Youga, ranked third and fourth respectively, each left with a ball and the sums of 20,000 FCFA and 15,000 FCFA.

As a reminder, 20 teams from different s
ectors and villages of the commune of Zabré took part in the tournament, with 41 matches played in fair play.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The special delegation of the town hall of Dakoro, a rural commune in the province of Léraba, officially handed over on Thursday, August 29, 2024 in Dakoro, the key to the new ambulance worth 40,560,000 CFA francs including tax, to the Management Committee (COGES) of the said commune. This was in the presence of the representative of the Chief Medical Officer of the Sindou health district (MCD), Dr. Allain Badoune.

It is in the concern of promoting the provision of health care at the level of its population, that the special delegation of Dakoro, a rural commune located 30 km south of the urban commune of Sindou, capital of the province of Léraba, paid for a new ambulance for its CSPS.

The handover took place on Thursday, August 29, 2024 in Dakoro.

It was in 2021 that the young people of the village mobilized to repair the state ambulance that this commune had had since 2000.

Until now, it is still in the garage due to the extent of its poor condition and the lack of adequate resources.

“So,
several unpleasant incidents have happened because of this lack of ambulances,” some people from the ordinary population told us.

The President of the special delegation (PDS) of the town hall of Dakoro, Daniel Sébégo, explained that in addition to the veracity of the testimonies, the delegation came in 2022 to find a pending file for the acquisition of a new ambulance and to program in the town hall budget the acquisition of this ambulance for the rural commune of Dakoro.

Dr Allain Badoune called on COGES to ensure good management and maintenance of this vehicle.

The rural commune of Dakoro has 05 villages and was part of 03 rural communes in the province of Léraba which did not have an ambulance.

Just like the chief of the village of Dakoro, the young people and women thanked the PDS and its followers for the work they are doing to promote the village.

They have made a commitment to maintain the atmosphere that has just been acquired.

In perspective, the transformation of the Dakoro CSPS into a Medica
l Center (CM) equipped with a laboratory and another new ambulance, the programming of two CSPs already carried out in the budget for the 02 villages which do not have one out of the 05, are among others the commitments that the PDS has made in their current roadmap.

He also indicated the operating principle that prevails for the ambulance, in relation to the management of fuel for the evacuations of people over 05 years old.

Source: Burkina Information Agency