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Mutual Benefit Group Wins Duck Creek Standard of Excellence Customer Award at Formation ‘24

Mutual Benefit Group (MBG) Takes Home the Standard of Excellence Customer Award for the Integration of SPLICE Software with Duck Creek OnDemand Claims.

BOSTON, May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, chose Mutual Benefit Group (MBG) as a 2024 Standard of Excellence Customer Award winner at Formation ’24 in Dallas.

The Duck Creek Standard of Excellence Customer Awards recognize customers who have achieved the highest level of excellence through their implementation of Duck Creek solutions and who have a vision to advance their business, while reimagining the future of insurance.

MBG earned the Standard of Excellence Customer Award for integrating the SPLICE Software texting solution and SPLICE NPS Survey Solution with Duck Creek OnDemand Claims.

MBG was looking to improve its claim process to be more personalized and proactive with its policyholders by keeping them informed at every point of the journey. MBG leveraged the Duck Creek and SPLICE partnership and integration to elevate the claims experience. This allowed MBG to utilize an innovative claims solution while ensuring their clients are kept well informed with the right data at the right time.

MBG was introduced to SPLICE at the Duck Creek Technologies 2022 Formation Conference in Orlando, Florida. SPLICE offers automated customer experience communication products – namely an innovative, automated texting solution. The goal of this project was to support MBG’s digital transformation by adopting this strategic communication program.

Today, MBG continually keeps their claims customers informed with text through thirteen different touchpoints of the claim. The Duck Creek platform was also configured to automatically document the claim file when the SPLICE notification is sent and logs any errors that may occur.

The versatility and support of both SPLICE and Duck Creek allowed MBG to fully integrate and automate messages while retaining the ability to manually trigger text messages as well. Having a compliant text message solution with personalization features and an out-of-the-box integration that could still be customized easily to work with MBG’s data and needs has saved time for MBG employees while keeping everything within Duck Creek without sacrificing MBG’s core values and protecting policyholders’ economic well-being, security, and existing relationships.

“Mutual Benefit Group (MBG) is a company that truly cares about the policyholder experience,” said Jenna Ha, VP Operations, MBG. “They have worked with SPLICE on ensuring policyholders are kept up-to-date with the right information and at the right time, and has implemented our Thrive™ survey application and program to constantly improve both internal and policyholder experiences. SPLICE is excited to continue working with MBG on further customer and employee experience initiatives.”

Duck Creek celebrates MBG’s incredible success in the P&C Insurance Industry.

About Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most. Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. Visit www.duckcreek.com to learn more. Follow Duck Creek on our social channels for the latest information – LinkedIn and X.

About MBG

MBG is dedicated to creating an insurance experience that benefits you. We have been providing insurance coverage for automobiles, homes, and businesses since 1908; we work diligently each day to help build and protect your economic well-being and provide for your security. We are known for our strong relationships with policyholders and agents; for our responsive, friendly, knowledgeable staff; and for claims service that consistently garners a high level of satisfaction, notably 97.5% based on 2022 policyholder surveys.

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Federal Budget Gives Canada’s Health Minister The Power To Limit Contraception Access

OTTAWA, May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The federal budget, which is set to be passed before the end of June, includes changes to the Food & Drugs Act that gives the Health Minister the power (Section 326) to override regulatory approval for over-the-counter drugs, natural health products, and medical devices. The Consumer Choice Center’s Toronto based David Clement explained why this new power sets Canada down a dangerous path.

“Giving the Health Minister the power to override Health Canada approvals on OTC drugs, NHPs, and medical devices creates a scenario that is ripe for ministerial abuse, with a health minister sidestepping Health Canada to regulate from a position of bias, or in response to bad headlines,” said Clement.

“This power is even more problematic given the products and drugs that are covered by the change. As written, a future Health Minister could use this power to restrict access to OTC drugs like Plan B, or contraception like IUDs, and do so entirely at their discretion,” said Clement.

“If the Liberals are truly committed to ensuring that women have access to certain forms of contraception, they wouldn’t be giving a future Health Minister the authority and ability to override Health Canada approvals. By giving future Health Ministers this power they are setting the table for restrictions,” said Clement.

***CCC North American Affairs Manager David Clement is available to speak with accredited media on consumer regulations and consumer choice issues. Please send media inquiries to david@consumerchoicecenter.org.***

The CCC represents consumers in over 100 countries across the globe. We closely monitor regulatory trends in Ottawa, Washington, Brussels, Geneva and other hotspots of regulation and inform and activate consumers to fight for #ConsumerChoice. Learn more at consumerchoicecenter.org.

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Consumer Choice Center

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Global Leaders Gather to Exchange Best Practices in Liver Health Policy

Global Liver Institute Convenes Fruitful Meeting on the Sidelines of WHA77

Geneva, Switzerland, May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Liver Institute (GLI) convened esteemed global leaders for an event on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, entitled “Together for Better Liver Health: Amplifying Best Practices Globally,” in partnership with the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). Now in its second year, this exclusive gathering has quickly attracted health leaders from around the world to become a driving force for liver health policy initiatives.

To complement the event, GLI released Best Practices in Liver Health Policy: A Liver Health is Public Health Report, which evaluates successes that certain countries have had in liver health policy to give insight and promote effective policies worldwide. The report highlights persistent challenges that patients face globally and thoughtful, thorough policies that address these challenges. Drawing examples from Egypt, India, Ireland, Scotland, and Türkiye, it showcases measures such as utilizing primary care data to screen high-risk populations and integrating fatty liver disease into national programs targeting non-communicable diseases.
The more than 100 types of liver disease- driven by a variety of causes from genetic, to viral, to over-exposure to toxic substances – pose substantial challenges for global communities and the health systems that serve them:

“We are so grateful to work with such an enduring partner, EASL, and the expert panelists featured, to showcase how addressing liver health aligns with achieving major global public health priorities,” shared Donna R. Cryer, JD, CEO of GLI. “We launched the Liver Health is Public Health Initiative in the UK in 2022 hoping to engage and inspire international leaders and health ministers to deploy the diverse and powerful array of public health tools available to them to the tasks of preventing, identifying, and treating the millions at-risk or living with liver diseases and today is a significant milestone.

In a remarkable display of multi-stakeholder partnership and progress built upon the success of the inaugural event, the event demonstrated the expansion and elevation of the collaboration. For a full list of speakers, including key government figures in health as well as the leaders of internationally renowned organizations, please view the program agenda.

“We are happy to co-host this event alongside GLI and look forward to seeing its reverberating global impact,” shared Aleksander Krag, MD, PhD, MBA; Secretary General, EASL. “It is critical that this event happens in Geneva, Switzerland, on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly, while leaders from each member state work together to prepare next year’s health agenda.”

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Duck Creek Technologies récompense IAT Insurance Group et Coforge en leur décernant le prix Standard of Excellence

IAT Insurance Group, en partenariat stratégique avec Coforge, remporte le prix Standard of Excellence Customer Award pour la transition de plusieurs systèmes d’administration de polices hérités et cloisonnés vers le système Duck Creek basé sur le cloud, faisant ainsi un pas de plus vers la transformation numérique

BOSTON, 29 mai 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, le fournisseur de solutions intelligentes qui traces les futurs contours du secteur de l’assurance IARD (incendies, accidents et risques divers)et de l’assurance générale, a décerné à IAT Insurance Group et à son partenaire de transformation stratégique, Coforge, le prix du client de la norme d’excellence 2024 à l’occasion de l’événement Formation ’24 à Dallas.

Les Duck Creek Standard of Excellence Customer Awards mettent à l’honneur les clients qui ont atteint le plus haut niveau d’excellence grâce à la mise en œuvre des solutions Duck Creek et qui réimaginent l’avenir de l’assurance.

IAT Insurance Group, une compagnie d’assurance spécialisée de premier plan qui propose des produits d’assurance dommages et de cautionnement pour des marchés de niche, a reçu le prix « Standard of Excellence Customer Award » pour la transformation de sept segments d’activité diversifiés qui comprennent la responsabilité générale, les biens, la gestion du passif, l’assurance excédentaire, le transport maritime intérieur et les lignes d’activité de l’automobile commerciale. Le transfert des principales lignes de produits sur le système Duck Creek a permis de rationaliser les opérations internes de l’assureur dommages, d’améliorer l’expérience des utilisateurs et de faciliter l’accès aux données et aux analyses.

Manish Chawla, CIO, IAT Insurance Group, a accueilli la nouvelle en ces termes : « Nous sommes honorés de recevoir le prix Standard of Excellence. Notre vision de la transformation est profondément alignée sur nos priorités commerciales et sur notre engagement à mieux servir nos clients. Nous croyons qu’il faut tirer parti de la technologie pour créer des solutions qui non seulement répondent aux attentes de nos clients, mais les dépassent. Ce voyage de transformation a été rendu possible grâce à notre partenariat stratégique avec Coforge. Notre vision commune nous a aidés à la concrétiser, ce qui nous a permis d’offrir une valeur supérieure à nos clients. »

Dans le cadre d’une vaste initiative de transformation de l’entreprise sur plusieurs années et plusieurs millions de dollars, IAT Insurance Group a transféré plusieurs branches d’activité vers la suite complète de Duck Creek, couvrant 50 États. Cet effort, soutenu par Coforge, a été pensé pour moderniser les systèmes existants, améliorer l’évolutivité et assurer la conformité réglementaire à travers le portefeuille diversifié de produits d’assurance d’IAT.

Rajeev Batra, Vice-président exécutif, Insurance, Coforge, a déclaré : « En tant que ‘Premier Delivery Partner’ de Duck Creek Technologies, avec plus de 1 000 PME sous Duck Creek dans le monde, Coforge est fier de faire partie du voyage de transformation d’IAT Insurance Group. La synergie entre Coforge, IAT Insurance Group et Duck Creek Technologies illustre un travail d’équipe et une collaboration sans faille. », et de poursuivre

« C’est un grand honneur d’être récompensé par le prix Standard of Excellence. Nous nous sommes concentrés sur l’exploitation de solutions innovantes pour doper la transformation numérique d’IAT Insurance Group. Nos efforts de collaboration ont conduit à la transition réussie de plusieurs unités commerciales vers une plateforme moderne, améliorant ainsi l’évolutivité et la conformité réglementaire. »

À propos de Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies est le fournisseur de solutions intelligentes qui trace les futurs contours du secteur de l’assurance générale et IARD (incendies, accidents et risques divers). Les systèmes d’assurance modernes reposent sur nos solutions et capitalisent sur le potentiel du cloud pour mener des opérations agiles, intelligentes et évolutives. Authenticité, détermination et transparence, voilà les maîtres-mots de la philosophie de Duck Creek. Pour nous, l’assurance est au service des particuliers et des entreprises, au moment, à l’endroit et de la manière dont ils en ont le plus besoin. Nos solutions, leaders du marché, sont commercialisées à l’unité ou sous forme de suite packagée, et sont toutes disponibles sur la page : Duck Creek OnDemand. Consultez le site www.duckcreek.com pour en savoir plus. Suivez-nous sur les réseaux pour découvrir nos dernières informations : LinkedIn et X.

Contacts auprès des médias :
Carley Bunch
carley.bunch@duckcreek.com

À propos d’IAT Insurance Group

IAT Insurance Group (« IAT ») est une compagnie d’assurance privée spécialisée qui propose des produits d’assurance dommages et de cautionnement pour des marchés de niche. IAT est présent sur le marché par le biais de huit unités commerciales : Transport commercial, Excédents et surplus, Propriétaires d’habitation, Programmes, Marine intérieure, Réassurance, Caution et Gestion du passif. Les sociétés d’IAT sont notées A- Excellent par A.M. Best. Connectez-vous avec IAT sur LinkedIn et apprenez-en plus sur l’entreprise en visitant le site www.iatinsurancegroup.com.

À propos de Coforge

Coforge est un fournisseur mondial de services et de solutions numériques, qui s’appuie sur des technologies émergentes et une expertise approfondie pour offrir à ses clients un impact commercial concret. L’accent mis sur des secteurs tout particulièrement triés sur le volet, une compréhension détaillée des processus sous-jacents de ces secteurs et des partenariats avec des plateformes de premier plan nous confèrent une perspective distincte. Coforge est à la pointe de l’innovation grâce à son approche d’ingénierie produit et s’appuie sur les technologies du cloud, des données, de l’intégration et de l’automatisation pour transformer les entreprises clientes en entreprises intelligentes et à forte croissance. Les plateformes propriétaires de Coforge alimentent les processus d’affaires critiques dans ses principaux secteurs d’activité. L’entreprise est présente dans 21 pays et dispose de 25 centres de distribution dans neuf pays.

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Duck Creek Technologies Reconhece IAT Insurance Group e Coforge com seu prêmio Standard of Excellence Award

O IAT Insurance Group, em parceria estratégica com a Coforge, leva para casa o Prêmio de Cliente Padrão de Excelência pela transição de vários sistemas de administração de apólices legados em silos para o sistema Duck Creek baseado em nuvem, impulsionando a transformação digital

BOSTON, May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hoje, a Duck Creek Technologies, fornecedora de soluções inteligentes que definem o futuro do seguro de propriedade e acidentes (P&C) e geral, homenageou o IAT Insurance Group e seu parceiro de transformação estratégica, a Coforge, com o prêmio Standard of Excellence Customer Award no Formation ’24 em Dallas.

O Duck Creek Standard of Excellence Customer Awards reconhece os clientes que alcançaram o mais alto nível de excelência através da implementação de soluções da Duck Creek e que estão reimaginando o futuro dos seguros.

O IAT Insurance Group, uma empresa líder de seguros especializados que fornece produtos de propriedade, acidentes e garantia para nichos de mercado, ganhou o prêmio Standard of Excellence Customer Award pela transformação de 7 segmentos de negócios diversos que incluem Responsabilidade Civil Geral, Propriedade, Responsabilidade de Gestão, Excesso, Marinha Interior e Linhas de negócios de Automóveis Comerciais. A mudança das principais linhas de produtos para o sistema Duck Creek ajudou a simplificar as operações internas da seguradora de propriedade e acidentes, aprimorar a experiência do usuário e melhorar o acesso a dados e análises.

Manish Chawla, CIO do IAT Insurance Group disse: “Estamos honrados em receber o prêmio Standard of Excellence Award. Nossa visão de transformação está profundamente alinhada com as prioridades dos nossos negócios e o nosso compromisso de atender melhor nossos clientes. Acreditamos em utilizar a tecnologia para criar soluções que além de atender, excedam as expectativas dos nossos clientes. Esta jornada de transformação foi possível graças à nossa parceria estratégica com a Coforge. Nossa visão conjunta tem sido fundamental para nos ajudar a transformar nossa visão em realidade, permitindo a oferta de um valor superior aos nossos clientes.”

Como parte de uma grande iniciativa de transformação de negócios de vários anos e milhões de dólares, a IAT Insurance fez a transição de várias linhas de negócios para a Duck Creek Full Suite, cobrindo 50 estados. Esse esforço, apoiado pela Coforge, foi projetado para modernizar sistemas legados, melhorar a escalabilidade e garantir a conformidade regulatória em todo o portfólio diversificado de produtos de seguros do IAT.

Rajeev Batra, Vice-Presidente Executivo de Seguros da Coforge, disse: “Como Parceiro de Entrega Premier da Duck Creek Technologies, com mais de 1000 PMEs da Duck Creek em todo o mundo, a Coforge tem orgulho de fazer parte da jornada de transformação do IAT Insurance Group. A sinergia da Coforge com o IAT Insurance Group e a Duck Creek Technologies é um exemplo do nosso trabalho em equipe e colaboração impecáveis.”

Duck Creek Technologies Reconhece o IAT Insurance Group e Coforge com seu prêmio Standard of Excellence Award Nosso foco tem sido utilizar soluções inovadoras para impulsionar a transformação digital para o IAT Insurance Group. Nossos esforços colaborativos levaram à transição bem-sucedida de várias unidades de negócios para uma plataforma moderna, aprimorando a escalabilidade e a conformidade regulatória.”

Sobre a Duck Creek Technologies

A Duck Creek Technologies é fornecedora de soluções inteligentes que definem o futuro do setor de seguros de propriedade e acidentes (P&C) e geral. Somos a plataforma utilizadas como base dos sistemas de seguros modernos, permitindo que a indústria capitalize o poder da nuvem para executar operações ágeis, inteligentes e perenes. Autenticidade, propósito e transparência são fundamentais para a Duck Creek, e acreditamos que o seguro deve estar disponível para indivíduos e empresas quando, onde e como eles mais precisarem. Nossas soluções líderes do mercado estão disponíveis de forma independente ou como um pacote completo disponíveis em Duck Creek OnDemand. Visite www.duckcreek.com para obter mais informação. Siga a Duck Creek nos nossos canais sociais para obter as mais recentes informações – LinkedIn e X.

Contato com a Mídia:
Carley Bunch
carley.bunch@duckcreek.com

Sobre o IAT Insurance Group

O IAT Insurance Group (IAT) é uma empresa privada de seguros especializados que fornece produtos de propriedade, acidentes e garantia para nichos de mercado. O IAT chega ao mercado através de oito unidades de negócios – Transporte Comercial, Excesso e Excedente, Proprietários, Programas, Marinha Interior, Resseguro, Fiança e Responsabilidade de Gestão. As empresas do IAT Insurance Group são classificadas como “A” (Excelente) pela A.M. Best. Conecte-se com o IAT Insurance Group no LinkedIn e saiba mais sobre a empresa em iatinsurancegroup.com.

Sobre a Coforge

A Coforge é uma provedora global de serviços e soluções digitais, que utiliza tecnologias emergentes e profundo conhecimento de domínio para oferecer impacto comercial no mundo real para seus clientes. Um foco em setores muito seletos, uma compreensão detalhada dos processos subjacentes a esses setores e as parcerias com plataformas líderes nos fornecem uma perspectiva distinta. A Coforge lidera com sua abordagem de engenharia de produtos e utiliza as tecnologias de nuvem, dados, integração e automação para transformar as empresas clientes em empresas inteligentes e de alto crescimento. As plataformas proprietárias da Coforge potencializam processos de negócios críticos nas suas principais verticais. A empresa está presente em 21 países, com 25 centros de entrega em nove países.

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International Festival of Blind and Visually Impaired Musicians and Artists back


Tunis: The 6th edition of the International Festival of Blind and Visually Impaired Musicians and Artists, ‘Handy Music Festival,’ was opened on Tuesday evening at the City of Culture, under the theme “On stage, we are all equal.”

Organised on May 28, 29 and 30, 2024, this festival is the brainchild of the association ‘IBSAR leisure and culture for the blind and visually impaired,’ in partnership with the Swiss Embassy in Tunis and several other partners, including UN Women.

Handy Music Festival is back after an absence of almost four years, with a programme featuring individual and collective musical creations by people with disabilities, in a bid to create a space for intercultural exchange and promote their social inclusion.

The opening ceremony was attended by a number of ambassadors accredited to Tunisia from the participating countries. Musical scores were performed by young musicians with disabilities.

Pieces from Iran’s musical heritage were played along with solo scores performed by musicians fro
m five countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Morocco, Switzerland and Tunisia.

Almost 100 musicians with disabilities are taking part in the festival, IBSAR Association President Mohamed Mansouri told TAP, adding that they will present 15 musical performances, including 7 solo and 8 group pieces.

Participants from 11 countries (Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Iran, Spain and Switzerland) are taking part in this 6th edition of the festival.

Workshops for people with physical disabilities, in particular those with visual impairments, are in the line-up, as well as a seminar on ‘Access to municipal services for people with disabilities’ and a symposium on Tunisia’s commitment to the principles of open governance.

‘Ibsar’ works to promote equal opportunities for all individuals, to develop the skills and creativity of people with disabilities in the arts, and to ensure their social inclusion. It calls for ‘the establishment
of a just society in which people with disabilities fully enjoy their rights and participate effectively in public life.’

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Mahdia: Grain production estimated at over 81,000 quintals


MAHDIA: Grain production in the governorate of Mahdia for the 2023-2024 season, is expected to reach 81,760 quintals, according to estimates made by the Regional Agricultural Development Commission (CRDA).

The harvest is distributed between 6,150 quintals of irrigated grains and 75,610 quintals of rainfed grains, including 39,550 quintals of barley wheat and 36,060 of durum wheat, knowing that the cultivated area is 10,960 ha.

To ensure the smooth running of the harvest scheduled for June 6, the CRDA provided 19 combine harvesters.

Grain cultivation in Mahdia recorded a decline due to the lack of rainfall although the region made a production of nearly 520,000 quintals in the 2016-2017 season.

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Kaya:: Genser Energy offers more than 11 tons of food to IDPs and FDS

Ouagadougou: The energy supply operator, Genser energy, handed over on Tuesday, to the internally displaced widows of Kaya, their hosts and the FDS, more than 11 tons of food composed among others of 3.4 tons of rice, 102 cartons of sardines, 15 cartons of milk and 100 cans of oil of 25 liters each.

According to donors, this gesture aims to increase the resilience of internally displaced women from Kaya and their hosts, who represent the social layer most impacted by terrorism.

It was also a question of expressing their gratitude to the Fighting Forces who are fighting day and night for the reconquest of territorial integrity.

According to the president of the cri de coeur association for the support of orphans, widows and destitutes in the Center-North, Roseline Prisca Dermé/Ouédraogo, in addition to the provision of food, the women benefited from awareness sessions on gender violence.

For her part, the representative of the beneficiaries, Élisa Sawadogo, expressed her gratitude to the association and wi
shed good luck to those responsible for the association.

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Loroum/Special delegation of Ouindigui: Internally displaced women trained in saponification

The Special Delegation of the commune of Ouindigui, in the province of Loroum, launched on Monday May 28, 2024, a training session in saponification for the benefit of 20 internally displaced women from Ouindigui living in Titao.

As part of the implementation of the Community Recovery and Stabilization Project in the Sahel (PCRSS), the special delegation of the commune of Ouindigui is organizing from May 27 to June 2, 2024, a training session in saponification for the benefit of internally displaced women from Ouindigui living in Titao.

‘I had been doing this job for a long time. My goal is to pass on this knowledge to other women so that they can make it an income-generating activity,’ underlined the endogenous trainer, Ramata Ganamé.

For her, this will help relieve many internally displaced women who are suffering.

‘We hope that those who contributed to offering us this training can continue the initiative by equipping us with the technologies necessary to practice the profession,’ said Sarata Niampa.

According to the departmental women’s coordinator of Ouindigui, Salmata Niampa, women are going through a difficult situation in this security context.

‘Even finding soap to wash clothes is a problem. In addition to allowing women to have some financial means to meet their needs, this activity will make soap available on the market and contribute to hygiene in households,’ declared the departmental coordinator.

The commune of Ouindigui, in the province of Loroum, is in the grip of a security crisis which has caused the displacement of its populations.

In order to contribute to strengthening resilience, initiatives are developed for populations displaced in other municipalities.

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Saudi authorities warn against transporting or harboring Hajj rule violators

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have warned citizens and residents of Makkah against harboring or transporting violators of the regulations and instructions for Hajj without a permit or visa.

While noting that this exposes these offenders to sanctions, they stressed that any citizen and resident who harbored offenders will be subject to sanctions.

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah published on its social media accounts a video clip showing the campaigns carried out jointly by its field teams with the Ministry of Interior to apprehend violators and fraudsters, who promote false pilgrimage campaigns, addressing those who wish to perform the rites of Hajj by declaring: ‘The choice is before you! A regular Hajj in good conditions in which you undertake to respect the regulations in force and in return you benefit from the services offered, or circumvent the laws and expose yourself to sanctions.

For its part, the Saudi Ministry of the Interior indicated o
n its social media accounts: ‘Those who transport violators of the regulations and instructions of the Hajj and who have not obtained a permit to perform the rites of the pilgrimage will be punished fine, imprisonment or both,’ emphasizing the need to adhere to Hajj regulations and instructions as a basis for preserving the safety and security of guests at the holy places of Islam.

It should be noted that violators among citizens, residents and visitors of the regulations and instructions of Hajj without authorization are liable to a fine of 10,000 Saudi riyals, the expulsion of the violating residents to their countries and the ban on entering Saudi Arabia within the time limits provided for by current legislation.

A prison term of up to six months and a fine of up to 50,000 Saudi riyals are also imposed on any person who transports violators of Hajj regulations and instructions without a permit, with confiscation of the means of transport by judicial decision, and the expulsion of the offending career, if
he is an expatriate, and he is prohibited from entering the Kingdom according to the time limits specified by law.

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Burkina: The national police wants to make its health services better known

Ouagadougou: The national police are organizing from May 28 to 30, 2024, the 72 hours of preventive health, in order to strengthen its links with the populations and make them better aware of its health services, the AIB.

The activity is placed under the theme: ‘Contribution of the health services of the national police to the well-being of the police officers and the population’.

For Captain Bouanou Yves, also vice-president of the organizing committee, this activity was born from the observation of the lack of awareness of the health services of the national police by the civilian population.

According to Captain Bouanou, the objective of such an activity is to contribute to the care of police officers in particular and the entire population in general.

‘It also aims to promote the health services of the national police among police officers and the population in order to provide them with quality health care, a factor of well-being,’ he continued.

Because, he says, a healthy police officer is a force
of civil protection, and a healthy population is a lever for economic and social development.

The current security context has redefined the missions of the national police, Captain Bouanou suggested.

It is therefore necessary to actively participate in the health services of the national police in order to treat injured police officers and to ensure the psychological monitoring of police officers engaged in the war for the survival of the Nation.

This activity is, according to him, a way of breaking down the barrier between the population and the national police in order to facilitate collaboration between these two entities, something essential in the reconquest of the national territory.

‘The national police is an institution of civil protection, to say that the police and the community are one, since it serves this population by securing people and property,’ concluded Yves Bouanou.

For Ousmane Compaoré, who came to be consulted on this occasion, it is a great initiative which makes it possible to re
lieve the poor population by providing them with quality care.

While thanking the national police for their civic commitment, he hoped for the continuation of this activity and its expansion to several localities in the country

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Namentenga: A tornado leaves 3 dead, 8 injured and a lot of damage

An extremely violent tornado left three dead, 8 injured and numerous material damages on the night of May 28, 2024 in Boulsa, capital of the Namentenga province .

An extremely violent tornado struck on the night of May 28, 2024 in Boulsa (Centre-North) around 10:20 p.m.

The provisional report shows 3 dead, 8 injured and extensive damage.

The crisis unit of the Provincial Commission for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation (COPROSUR) is hard at work to assess the extent of the damage and identify the victims.

According to the prefect-president of the special municipal delegation of Boulsa, Issaka Sangla and the provincial director in charge of Humanitarian Action, met at the medical center with surgical branch (CMA) of Boulsa, the injured were taken care of and serious cases will be evacuated to Ouaga.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

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The government will sign an agreement with a new company to produce biometric consular cards for the benefit of Burkinabè living in Ivory Coast

Ouagadougou: The government authorized on Wednesday the signing of a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with the company Alliance and Co for the production of secure biometric consular cards for the benefit of Burkinabè nationals living in Republic of Ivory Coast.

The government ‘signed its agreement for the signing of a public-private partnership agreement with the company Alliance and Co for the production of secure biometric consular cards for the benefit of Burkinabè nationals living in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire,’ indicates the report from the council of ministers this Wednesday.

According to the same source, the government of Burkina Faso signed on September 11, 2013, a public-private partnership agreement with the company SNEDAI-BURKINA for the production of secure consular cards.

‘Out of a forecast of 3,050,000 cards, the said company only produced 1,945,077 cards, by the project deadline of September 10, 2023,’ regrets the document.

In view of the difficulties encountered in the implem
entation of the project, the government decided not to renew the SNEDAI-BURKINA contract.

‘Negotiations were held with the company Alliance and Co with a view to concluding a contract for the continued production of secure PPP consular cards,’ he adds.

The government also instructed the ministers responsible for the file to take appropriate measures to eliminate the liabilities of the contract for the production of consular cards with SNEDAI-BURKINA, reassures the report of the council of ministers.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

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60 years of the Burkina Faso Information Agency: A rise of colors followed by a tree planting in Sidwaya-Bobo

Bobo-Dioulasso: The Burkina Information Agency (AIB) celebrated its 60th anniversary on Monday, May 27, 2024. At the Western Regional Directorate of Editions Sidwaya (DRO), in Bobo-Dioulasso, the staff marked this celebration on Tuesday May 28, 2024 with a raising of the national colors followed by a tree planting.

The Western Regional Directorate of Editions Sidwaya (DRO) also celebrated the 60 years of existence of the Burkina Information Agency (AIB).

To do this, staff mobilized for the raising of the national colors preceded by a tree planting in the morning on Tuesday May 28, 2024 in Bobo-Dioulasso.

The Western Regional Director, Patinéma Oumar Ouédraogo, indicated that this celebration is intended to be a way of magnifying the AIB and all its stakeholders.

‘They are spread across the 45 provinces of the country and make information available to the people of Burkina Faso every day,’ he said.

The AIB, in its capacity as an information wholesaler, insisted Patinéma Oumar Ouédraogo, is ‘very important
‘ and is part of Burkina Faso’s information heritage.

This morning of celebration was also an opportunity for the first head of the DRO to pay tribute to the alumni of the AIB.

‘It is also an opportunity to pay tribute to all the predecessors who worked night and day and ensured that the agency could exist to this day,’ said Mr. Ouédraogo.

He also called on all agents and collaborators of the agency to always keep the torch high. ‘It is an invitation to all AIBs to continue to always make information available to the public on a daily basis,’ launched Patinéma Oumar Ouédraogo

Source: Burkina Information Agency

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Coltan, in high demand in the high-tech industry, discovered in Ivory Coast; in the region of Issia

Ouagadougou: The first deposit of coltan, a mineral used in high-tech industry, was discovered in the Issia area, in the center-west of Ivory Coast. This is what Agence France Presse reports, referring to Koné Moussa Seydou, general director of the Ivory Coast Mining Development Company (Sodemi).

According to him, the company was one of the first in West Africa to embark on the exploration of this mineral. The company sought help from Chinese partners by entering into an agreement to create a joint company with state-owned company Ivoire Coltan (IC) to develop the deposit.

The company’s shares are divided between Sodemi (51%), the Chinese partner (39%) and the Ivorian government (10%).

Ivory Coast is already actively mining minerals such as gold, nickel, manganese and bauxite. Coltan is an important element in the manufacture of cell phones and computers.

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds most of the world’s reserves of this mineral, particularly in its eastern region where fighting is raging between
the army and M23 rebels accused of being supported from outside.

A large Burkinabè community lives in Issia, attracted by the flourishing agricultural activities that developed.

Source: Burkina Information Agency