Day: June 10, 2024

Tunis: Three people were injured when a cash-in-transit truck and a metro train collided on Monday near Manouba University campus, said local Civil Protection Director Salim Yousfi.

The truck driver and his two companions were taken to Charles-Nicolle hospital and the National Neurology Institute, La Rabta, he added.

The accident took place when the truck, which had just left the post office at the Manouba University campus, crashed as it crossed the railway tracks into the front of a metro train bound for downtown Tunis.

Damage to the train and the truck was reported, with no injuries among the metro train’s passengers, he added. An investigation has been initiated to determine the circumstances of this accident.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Ouagadougou: The Minister of Civil Service, Bassolma Bazié, declared Monday in Geneva that the terrorism which strikes Burkina Faso is in reality ”a war of predation to better plunder its wealth”.

‘Since 2015, a predatory war called terrorism has been cowardly imposed on Burkina Faso to better plunder its wealth,’ Bassolma Bazié said on Monday.

The Burkinabè Minister of State in charge of Labor spoke at the podium of the 112th session of the International Labor Conference, in Geneva, Switzerland

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The discontent of the citizen watch following accusations of abuse by the Burkinabè army and the sit-in by LONAB staff, are the main subjects covered in the columns of the newspapers on Monday 10 June 2024.

‘Crisis at LONAB, staff call for intervention from the head of state’, headlines the state daily Sidwaya.

The daily indicates that workers and the sales force of the national games of chance hosted a press point last Friday to call on the highest authorities to look into the crisis.

On the same subject, the private daily L’Observateur Paalga, informs that the staff and sales force of the state company observed a work stoppage on Friday June 7, 2024 to denounce “the discourteous remarks and allegations made by the minister in charge of finance against them.

In another register, the citizen watch demonstration against the allegations of massacre of civilians by the national army.

In this regard, the public newspaper Sidwaya writes that the national coordination of citizen watch associations
expressed before the United Nations headquarters its dissatisfaction with the UN declarations on supposed abuses against civilians by the FDS and VDP.

According to the demonstrators, reports the newspaper of all Burkinabè, these accusations by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, are perceived as an unjustified and biased attack against the efforts of Burkinabè fighters in the fight against terrorism.

In the same vein, L’Observateur Paalga, writes that the demonstrators have on occasion ‘requested that these accusations be publicly withdrawn to restore the honor’ of the army of the country of honest men.

For its part, the newspaper Le Pays indicates that a letter was given to the acting resident representative of the United Nations system, who promised to pass it on to whom it may concern.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The Regional Directorate in charge of the Eastern Environment, organized on a delayed basis, on Saturday June 8, 2024 in Fada N’Gourma, activities falling within the framework of the celebration of the World Environment Day celebrated around the world on June 5 each year.

The regional directorate in charge of the Eastern Environment, commemorated World Environment Day on Saturday June 8, 2024 in Fada N’Gourma, through several activities including awareness and sanitation sessions in the city. of Yendabili.

According to the Eastern Regional Director of Environment, Lieutenant-Colonel of Water and Forests Romuald Nikiéma, and his men, cleaned the arteries of the town of Fada N’Gourma and cleaned the Fada N Regional Hospital Center ‘Gourma, the garrison and the governorate of the East.

The Water and Forestry agents explained to the populations near the gutters the importance of not obstructing the water passages by throwing garbage there in order to avoid flooding.

They also invited them to keep their work a
nd living spaces clean, avoiding throwing away plastic bags, especially in the open air.

The Secretary General of the Eastern region, Siaka Ouattara welcomed and encouraged the actions that the Lieutenant-Colonel and his men have just taken.

Also, he added, if the framework is deliverable, it is not only the authorities who benefit, it is the entire population.

Siaka Ouattara urged people to follow the advice of technicians by making their living environment healthier because according to him, by making the environment healthy, we would reduce more than half of their medical prescriptions.

Lieutenant-Colonel Romuald Nikiéma expressed his gratitude to the regional and municipal authorities and to the populations who accompanied them in celebrating this day.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The town of Titao was once again supplied with basic necessities on Friday June 7, 2024, after 3 months of shortage.

Departing on the morning of Friday June 7, 2024, around 9 am, it was around 2 pm that the convoy of vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles set foot on Titao, to the cheers of onlookers along the tracks.

A few weeks before, the need for fuel was felt in the city.

The generators of the Veneem Electric Cooperative had stopped working and the locality had plunged into darkness again.

There was no longer any ice water or packaged water sachets on the market.

‘We returned to manual packaging of water in plastic bags in order to deal with emergencies,’ said a woman in full activity.

Drinking establishments and some restaurants had been closed due to lack of fuel.

‘There’s not much going on in Titao right now. There isn’t even any fuel. We do our shopping on foot,’ added another resident.

Sitting on goods in the trucks or in the public transport buses of the convoy, several hundred people decided
to return home.

‘Our journey went well. There were only a few mines that the Defense and Security Forces successfully defused,’ said a trader.

With the arrival of the convoy, Titao regained its former animation. The market square was stormed by residents who came to stock up on products.

‘We are relieved with the arrival of the convoy. Several basic necessities are now available,’ rejoiced a woman who came to the market.

Another, basket in hand, added, ‘Only, we no longer have anything to pay for the products, because money is scarce in the city.’

All night, the transporters unloaded their cargoes and reloaded other goods, notably market garden products for Ouahigouya and Ouagadougou.

The procession of several vehicles set off early the next Saturday morning for the return trip, leaving behind an enthusiastic population.

The city of Titao has been going through a difficult security situation since 2021, but with the multiple efforts of the armed forces and the recent creation of the Rapid Intervention
Brigade (BIR) 21, several opening-up initiatives are being undertaken to the delight of local populations.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The High Commissioner of the province of Léraba, Mahamadi Congo, chaired on Thursday June 6, 2024, the ceremony of ‘act 17’ of the solemn raising of the national flag associated with the follow-up visit of the achievements of the Léraba plain development and development project (PAVAL), in Niofila, Dounia department.

In order to promote and consolidate the spirit of citizenship and patriotism through the observation of citizen attitudes towards the symbols of the State, particularly the national colors, the first authorities of Léraba, second province of the Cascades region initiated the solemn and rotating raising of the flag in the public structures and services of the province.

Launched on June 9, 2022 within the confines of the Léraba high commission, the Léraba plain development and development project (PAVAL), is the 17th service which has just honored this tradition this Thursday June 6, 2024 in Niofila, Dounia department.

The High Commissioner of the province of Léraba, Mahamadi Congo, with the acc
ompaniment of the constituted bodies, carried out a visit to the achievements of the project on the ground.

170 ha have been fully developed and the remaining 600 ha have a completion rate of more than 21%.

Mahamadi Congo affirmed to be satisfied with the achievements likely to answer the question of the much desired agricultural offensive.

As for PAVAL project manager, Solima Kaboré, ‘Currently, the activity is in the process of installing operators for the upcoming winter season.’

After receiving the torch, the provincial director in charge of Professional Training in Léraba, Adama Konfé, appreciated the initiative of rotating the flag in state services.

‘Thanks to this ceremony, almost all provincial services in Léraba are highlighted with the presence of the national flag flying in their enclosure,’ he added.

Adama Konfé has promised to equip his service with a flagpole with everything needed to succeed next Thursday, July 4, in this ceremony of raising the national colors.

Source: Burkina Informa
tion Agency

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso presented its ‘priority social contract’, the basis on which the country will now ratify international conventions and join international organizations, Monday at the podium of the International Labor Organization ( ILO) in Geneva.

‘The Burkinabè People have designed their priority social contract (…) it is now and only in this sense of conquest of our sovereignty that the ratifications of Conventions, their implementation and our presence in Organizations will be subject to the sovereign decision of the People and not to please or please anyone,’ declared the Minister of State, Minister in charge of Labor, Bassolma Bazié, head of the Burkina Faso delegation to the 112th ILO conference.

‘Having further understood and remembered that the survival, stability, development and true social progress of a country will not result from tonnages of ratified Conventions, even less from an artificial presence in a multitude of organizations, the People Burkinabè is resolutely committed and det
ermined in a struggle by making sacrifices commensurate with the historic challenge which is the conquest of its full and complete sovereignty. Because it is only on this condition that we will live free and with dignity,’ the minister said in his speech.

Burkina Faso’s priority social contract, contained in the Action Plan for Stabilization and Development (PASD), puts at the forefront the security of the entire national territory, the urgent and efficient response to the humanitarian crisis, the promotion of good governance and the fight against corruption.

Political, administrative and institutional reforms with a view to strengthening democratic culture and consolidating the rule of law as well as national reconciliation and social cohesion and the organization of free, transparent and inclusive elections are also part of this, recalled the Burkinabè Minister of Civil Service, Labor and Social Protection.

According to him, this social contract of Burkina Faso is consistent with the vision of the ILO as
set out in the report of the Director General of the International Labor Office, entitled ‘Towards a new social contract’

‘However, this should be understood and experienced in reality by world leaders in general, and especially, African ones,’ launched Minister Bazié

The head of the Burkinabè delegation also denounced the ‘discounted representation of African people in international bodies’, a lack of consideration which, according to him, violates even the simple principles and rules of decency.

‘If the ILO wants to survive as a specialized body of the UN, its tripartite constituents must courageously assume responsibility,’ warned the Burkinabe minister.

Burkina Faso, but also Mali and Niger, have been facing terrorist attacks for a decade that appeared after the operations to destroy Libya orchestrated by members of NATO with the agreement of the UN.

Hence a word of recognition from the minister to ‘the brotherly peoples of Mali and Niger with whom we form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)’, and to
all Partner States in the world ‘who understand and show solidarity with our people in their fight for their full and complete sovereignty.’

The three AES countries are waging their fight against terrorism without any real support from the UN, which for its part regularly expresses concerns about human rights in combat zones.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The musician artist from Sourou, Issa Emile Boro alias Leussa, handed over on Friday May 31, 2024, to the provincial authorities, 40% of his concert income, to support the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland (VDP), engaged in the reconquest of national territory . The ceremony was chaired by the High Commissioner of Sourou, Désiré Badolo .

Leussa or Issa Emile Boro, at the civil registry organized on April 27, 2024 at the Tougan multipurpose hall, a concert that he called ‘Concert of Resilience’.

The artist Leussa has committed to paying 40% of the tickets sold, at the end of his concert, to the public treasury to contribute to the Patriotic Support Fund (FSP).

According to him, despite the security context which prevails in the province of Sourou, the event kept all its promises.

‘Through this concert, I not only want to enliven the city, salute the resilience of the population of Tougan but also salute the work of the fighting forces in the area (FDS AN
D VDP), declared the artist.

The provincial director of youth and employment of Sourou, Fousseni Paré, representing the high commissioner, thanked the artist for his initiative.

Mr. Paré expressed the availability of the provincial authorities to support the artist Leussa for the influence of culture, in general and music, in particular, in the province of Sourou.

It should be noted that the artist Leussa actually kept his promise, at the end of his concert, by handing over the sum of 58,000 FCA to the authorities.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso expressed on Monday its deep compassion and solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and Palestine for the painful moments they are experiencing.

‘Our deep compassion, solidarity and sincere condolences to the Iranian, Russian and Palestinian people for the painful moments experienced in their respective countries,’ declared Monday, the Burkinabè Minister of State in charge of Labor, Bassolma Bazié, from the podium of the 112th session of the International Labor Conference, in Geneva, Switzerland.

As a reminder, Iran lost its president Ebrahim Raïssi on May 20, 2024 in a helicopter crash while Russia, in the name of its security, has been waging a war against Ukraine supported by the West since February 2022.

Israeli bombings in Palestinian territories have caused at least 37,000 deaths since October 7, when Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis.

‘We salute, on the one hand, the brotherly Peoples of Mali and Niger with whom we form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES),
and on the other hand, all the Partner States in the world who understand and show solidarity with our people in their fight for their full sovereignty,’ added Minister Bazié.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Tunis: A tripartite framework agreement was inked, Monday at the headquarters of the Employment and Vocational Training Ministry in Tunis, between the Tunisian Agency for Vocational Training (French: ATFP), the National Agency for Employment and Self-Employment (French : ANETI) , and the Italian NGO AVSI.

The goal of the agreement is to meet the needs of Italian companies for Tunisian manpower by initially recruiting 150 vocational trained graduates in industrial maintenance, welding and metal construction.

The signing of this agreement is part of the implementation of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Tunisia and Italy last March with the aim to recruit 12,000 Tunisian workers with vocational training qualifications by Italian companies over a period of 3 years, ATFP Director General Marouane Ben Slimane told TAP on the sidelines of the inking ceremony.

The signing of this framework agreement comes after the signing of a tripartite agreement between ATFP, ANETI and the Italian Associati
on of Construction Contractors (ANCE), which helped 40 jobseekers registered with the employment and self-employment offices and graduates of the national vocational training system in construction and related fields to be recruited by Italian companies operating in the construction and public works sector, he added.

Ben Slimane further pointed out that a competition will be announced by ANETI to select 150 jobseekers registered with the employment and self-employment offices. They will then receive two months training in Italian language, Italian civilisation and Italian law, before preparing their applications in coordination with the Italian side (visas, work contracts, residence and travel expenses, etc.).

For his part, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Abdelkader Jemmali told TAP that the agreement will run for 5 years and stipulates the recruitment, initially, of 150 jobseekers from among those registered with the employment and self-employment offices, who are gradu
ates of the national vocational training system in welding, industrial maintenance and light construction.

A new agreement will shortly be inked with the Italian side to recruit 2,000 young Tunisian vocational training graduates over 3 years, pursuant to a MoU between Tunisia and Italy aimed at managing migratory flows and promoting regular migration, Jemmali said.

Taking the floor, Italy’s Ambassador to Tunisia Alessandro Prunas pointed to the importance of scaling up cooperation between Tunisia and Italy in all vocational training fields in a bid to meet the need of Italian companies and reduce irregular migration.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: The Ministry of the Family, Women, Children and the Elderly, in coordination with the National Observatory for Combating Violence against Women, is planning to carry out a study on the typical profiles of perpetrators of violence against women in Tunisia, according to a press release issued by the ministry on Monday.

During a working session to monitor the progress of the programmes implemented by this observatory, the Minister for the Family called for the need to speed up the preparation of a study on the typical profiles of perpetrators of violence against women, based on a sample of people who have committed crimes of violence against women.

In this context, she recommended the launch of a consultation for the preparation of a study on media coverage of violence against women and cases of violence against young girls.

The minister also called for the rapid creation of a portal for recording data on violence to ensure digital networking between the various parties involved.

According to the same
press release, the ministry will publish a quarterly report with statistics on cases reported to the toll-free telephone number 1899.

During the meeting, Moussa stressed the need to prepare a national report on regional coordination to combat violence against women and to implement a pilot project to record forms of violence in 6 governorates, namely Nabeul, Bizerte, Kef, Kairouan, Ben Arous and Ariana.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: The Tunisian Association Ibsar for Culture and Entertainment of the Visually Impaired announced, Monday, the organization of a competition for the best journalistic work which advocated for the rights of the disabled, adding that the deadline is July 7.

In a statement issued on Monday, Ibsar, clarified that the journalistic productions can be either news articles, investigations, news reports or written on electronic, audio-visual or paper material.

The theme of the competition focuses on advocating the rights of persons with disabilities to access the beach and fully enjoy it under Article 54 of the 2022 Constitution, Convention on the Rights of Person with Diasbilities (CRPD) and the legislation in force, the same source said.

According to the Ibsar association, several prizes including flight tickets and electronic gadgets will be awarded to the winners.

Candidates send their work via the following link: https://bitly/4bPII8F

The prizes will be awarded during a ceremony which will be held late
in July 2024.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse