Day: July 4, 2024

Ouagadougou: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabè Abroad, HE Karamoko Jean Marie TRAORE chaired an exchange meeting between a government team and the United Nations System, on the evening of Wednesday July 3, 2024.

This meeting allowed both parties to take stock of their cooperation, readjust needs and identify perspectives, taking into account the reality and the security, humanitarian and food requirements of the moment in Burkina Faso.

Mr. Abdoulaye Mar DIEYE, special coordinator of the United Nations System for development in the Sahel, indicated that this visit was requested by the first officials of the United Nations, to inquire about the priority needs of the Burkinabè government, and to consider avenues more effective support for the Burkinabe people.

the head of the United Nations system delegation.

And to allow this delegation to better understand the situation, it was entitled to a presentation on the security situation, the means deployed by the authorities to d
eal with it, the results obtained and expectations.

In turn, the members of the government present at this framework of exchanges presented the situation at the level of their respective departments, and the expectations vis-à-vis the United Nations to meet the challenges to come.

Support needs concern almost all areas, ranging from security to humanitarian work, including health and agriculture.

At this meeting, the government returned to the media pollution which has targeted Burkina Faso in recent times, inviting the United Nations to always refer to official sources, and to get rid of false information relayed by certain media and NGOs, whose aim is to discourage the real partners of Burkina Faso.

Welcoming this visit, the Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs indicated that it is a good opportunity for actors in the United Nations system to witness our real environment, to better understand the context, to make the right observation, to better formulate effective responses.

In summary, the governmen
t indicated that Burkina Faso expects from the United Nations system, a frank partnership but above all a partnership that aligns with the priorities of Burkinabè, while inviting this organization to act based on reality and not on the principles which very often penalize the populations benefiting from the various interventions.

After having followed with attention and interest the situation and the needs expressed by the government side, the UN delegation says it has been well informed, and is committed to being the voice of Burkina Faso on the international scene.

In addition, the United Nations system reassures the government that it will increase its interventions in Burkina Faso by bringing in more partners to have a more positive impact on the populations.

The UN representatives at this meeting congratulated the authorities of the country of honest men, for their multiple actions to resolve the crisis, in particular the initiative of the Patriotic Support Fund launched by the President of Faso Capta
in IbrahimTRAORE, to which the Burkinabè of the interior and the diaspora strongly adhered.

The two parties agreed to continue the permanent dialogue in order to strengthen their partnership, for more results for the benefit of the Burkinabè population.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Burkina Faso, Lu Shan, announced Thursday his country’s decision to grant financing of 16 billion CFA francs to the Burkinabe state for the benefit of the populations.

According to Lu Shan, received in audience this July 4, 2024 by the Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, his country will grant 16 billion CFA francs to Burkina Faso which will be able to use it in a project of its choice.

Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, who duly welcomed this gesture, stressed that this financing provides a new positive step forward in bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries.

The Chinese ambassador was at the minister’s house this Tuesday, with a view to ensuring Burkina Faso’s participation in the next China-Africa cooperation forum which will be held in China next September.

This year, this forum will be a presidential summit. For this, the Chinese authorities want the participation of the President of Faso
in person in this high-level meeting, suggested Ambassador Lu Shan.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The civil society movement ‘Fasokooz’ announced Thursday that it is organizing on Saturday July 6, 2024, a patriotic return to raise awareness among young people about patriotism and renew its support for the President of Faso, the captain Ibrahim Traoré.

‘Through the patriotic return to school, ‘Fasokooz’ wants to solemnly renew its commitment and its support for the current transition, but also to remobilize its troops and all Burkinabè patriots to be ready for two years of activism on the ground in favor of the national cause,’ declared the movement’s spokesperson, Labidi Naba.

According to Labidi Naba and his comrades, ‘Fasokooz’ supports President Ibrahim Traoré out of conviction. ‘Since his accession to power in 2022, President Traoré has provided pragmatic governance in line with the ideals of the revolution led by President Thomas Sankara,’ explained the representatives of civil society.

According to the movement’s spokesperson, the patriotic return to school is also an opportunity for
civic and moral education, citizenship training, ideology, military discipline, agricultural field work, reforestation and learning other professions.

The patriotic return to school of ‘Fasokooz’ is intended to be an annual event which will take advantage of each school holiday to raise awareness and instill love of the homeland, work and solidarity among the youngest. It is placed under the theme ‘From Yiangdism to Wayignanism: Fasokooz, on the move with the President of Faso for the advent of the new Burkinabè society’ and will be sponsored by Commander Oumarou Yabré.

‘Fasokooz’ is a civil society organization that advocates for the cause of Faso, advocating generational renewal since 2017. She is a member of the National Coordination of Citizen Monitoring Associations.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The Movement for Democracy in Africa (MDA) on Thursday thanked the highest authorities of Burkina Faso for the invitation to choose a representative in the next Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT).

‘The MDA is delighted with the confidence of the highest authorities of Burkina Faso for having invited it to appoint a representative to the ALT.

We are honored by this trust and our representative will be at your side for the victory of Burkina Faso for a return to peace and dignity,’ the party wrote on Thursday on its Facebook page.

As a reminder, following the modification of the Transition Charter, on May 25, 2024, the quotas in the Legislative Assembly of the Transition (ALT) were removed for the ex majority, the ex political opposition, the ex non-aligned opposition and other parties.

From now on, 12 places are reserved for all political groups and movements of all tendencies.

The Movement for Democracy in Africa (MDA) has assured that it will always be present whenever Burkina Faso and
Africa call on it.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The Burkinabe government on Thursday urged the Swedish embassy, ??which plans to close its doors in Ouagadougou, to treat the former staff fairly.

The head of Burkinabe diplomacy, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, on Thursday invited the Swedish embassy departing from Ouagadougou, to ‘avoid any situation of injustice to the now former local agents’, reports its communications services.

He was speaking during the visit of the Swedish ambassador Maria Sargren, who came to bid him farewell after three years of service.

Ms. Sargren says she has taken good note, and reassures that the embassy will do its best to provide fair treatment to this category of its staff, who have always demonstrated professionalism and integrity in their work, notes DCRP Affairs foreign.

As a reminder, the Kingdom of Sweden intends to close its diplomatic representations in Burkina Faso and Mali before the end of 2024 and wishes to open another, in 2025, in Senegal, due to ‘a strategic review’ of its presence in South Africa.
‘West.

Maria Sargren indicated that the Kingdom of Sweden nevertheless remains committed to continued cooperation through a regional and multilateral approach.

Minister Traoré says he hopes that this new approach to cooperation decided by the Kingdom of Sweden will be effective.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The provincial directorate of post-primary and secondary education in Balé recorded 50.24% success in the Baccalaureate session of 2024. The 9 juries announced the results of the second round, on Wednesday 03 and Thursday July 4, 2024.

The province of Balé recorded 50.24% success in the Baccalaureate.

1048 candidates were declared admitted out of a total of 2086 present according to statistics from the management examinations and competitions service following the results of the first and second rounds.

The results are up compared to last year. This success rate is also the best rate in the history of the province, according to the provincial directorate of post-primary and secondary education in Balé. The best success rates were recorded in the Series A juries.

The best rate for series A is 68.88% recorded at jury 8 at the Fara center compared to 52.21% in series D at jury 2 at the Bagassi center. At the gender level, the success rate is 50.87% for girls and 49.69% for boys.

As a reminder, the candidate
s composed for series A and D in 9 juries housed in Boromo, Bagassi and Fara. Out of 2134 registered, 2086 candidates took part in all the exams.

The first round success rate was 30.55%. The session, according to the administrative authorities, took place without any major incident. Also, unlike the first study certificate session, the use of the SIGEC software did not experience any major difficulty.

The normal Baccalaureate session ends on Friday July 5, 2024 throughout the national territory.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Burkina Faso presented on Wednesday a part of its cultural wealth at the ‘Global village’, an activity on the sidelines of ‘Seeds for the future’ initiated by Huawei North Africa. The event brings together fifteen countries from the continent from July 3 to 8, 2024 in the Moroccan port city of Essaouira.

Saponé hats, Faso Danfani loincloths, the statuette of Princess Yennenga and many other cultural objects from Burkina Faso majestically exhibited at the Essaouira Media Library in Morocco.

This is the beautiful spectacle that was offered by the Burkinabè participants in the ‘global village’ initiated by Huawei Northen Africa as part of the ‘Seeds for the future’ program which is being held from July 3 to 8, 2024 in Morocco.

According to the organizers, this activity was initiated to allow each of the 15 countries participating in the forum to show the richness of its culture and thus encourage cultural mixing.

So, in addition to the cultural exhibition, the participants from each country performed traditi
onal dance steps to the great delight of the spectators. The song ‘Panaki Panazoé’ by Jean Claude Bamogo was chosen by the Burkinabè team.

Through ‘warba’ steps, they captivated the audience with their know-how. Traditional Burkinabè objects also attracted the curiosity of several visitors who wanted to know the story behind each object.

It is therefore on a note of satisfaction that this activity ended with the participation of the delegation of the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Morocco.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The province of Namentenga recorded on Wednesday July 3, 2024 a success rate of 52.39% compared to 28.10% in 2023, following the final results of the baccalaureate session 2024.

The overall final result at the provincial level for the baccalaureate for the 2024 session is 285 admitted out of the 544 candidates present, i.e. a rate of 52.39% compared to 28.10% in 2023.

Out of 161 candidates in the second round, 99 passed their exam, a rate of 61.49%.

The province of Namentenga recorded in the first round, 186 admitted out of 544 candidates presented, representing a success rate of 34.19%.

In all 3 juries in the province, the candidates composed in series A and D.

Note that for this 2024 session, the free candidate Hado Dabilgou, an internally displaced person, won his series A baccalaureate in the second round after 4 attempts.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Politician Mihyemba Louis Armand Ouali, who died on Friday June 28 at the age of 71, was buried on Thursday July 4, 2024 at his home located in sector 1 of Gaoua.

Emotions were at their peak on Thursday July 4, 2024 in sector 1 of Gaoua. Parents, politicians, friends, gathered to pay a final tribute to the former mayor of Gaoua , Mihyemba Louis Armand Ouali, who died at the age of 71, on Friday June 28, 2024.

After the acquittal presided over by the Bishop of Gaoua, Mgr Modeste Kambou, Louis Armand Ouali was taken to his final resting place at his home in sector 1.

With a visibly sad face, the brother of the deceased, representing the grieving family, Paul Gérard Ouali, described his brother as being a man of principle, a rigorous and committed man during his life on earth.

For one of his comrades in political struggle, Kodjo Jacques Palenfo, the death of Louis Armand Ouali is a huge loss for him and the entire nation. ‘He was not my comrade but my politics teacher. He’s the one who taught me everything.
I remember from him that he was a man of integrity and who loved his city, his country. He called himself the infantryman of development.’

A civil administrator by training, the illustrious deceased was Minister of the Environment and Tourism between 1991-1992. He administered the town hall of the commune of Gaoua from 2000 to 2006 (South-West), and was even elected deputy for Poni. He was a founding member of the Union for Progress and Change (UPC) where he served as Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs before being expelled from the party in 2016.

He created with other dissident friends of the UPC, a political party in 2019, the Rally for Burkina (RPB). Armand Ouali was special advisor in charge of political and diplomatic affairs to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: Ousmane Boly declared Thursday, in a press release sent to the AIB, his candidacy for the presidency of the Burkinabè Football Federation to ‘ build with everyone, the solid foundations of Burkinabè football sustainably efficient’.

‘We have taken the initiative, for several months, with all the stakeholders from the 13 regions, to generate a consensual candidacy for the presidency of the Burkinabè Football Federation,’ declared Ousmane Boly in his note of which the AIB has had a copy.

He indicated that ‘the consensus was on our modest person in view of our experience of more than 27 years as a club manager, 12 years at the Burkinabè Football Federation and our knowledge of the bodies and authorities of international football’.

Taking a retrospective look at the management of the governing body of Burkina Faso football, he underlines that ‘the performances of our clubs and our national teams have gone up and down despite constant support from the authorities and partners’.

Ousmane Boly is a sp
ecialist in project management and is the founding president of 9 Athletic football clubs (D3 clubs) and was in the bodies of the FBF for 12 years.

‘We contributed in particular to the development of major projects that we defended at FIFA. These achievements now benefit all players in the world of football. In addition, in our capacity as former auditor of the FBF, we were able to assess the financing and resource management problems of Burkina Faso football,’ he mentioned.

The declared candidate therefore believes that ‘we are able to build with everyone, the solid foundations of lastingly successful Burkinabè football’.

Ousmane Boly, who calls on ‘concerned and committed actors to join us in writing a new page of Burkinabè football shining in the concert of nations’, says he presents his candidacy ‘as that of the cohesion of the actors and good governance’.

Ousmane Boly is the 4th candidate declared to run for the position of president of the Burkinabè Football Federation after Ali Guissou, Rahim Ouédr
aogo, Oumarou Sawdogo.

The outgoing FBF president Lazare Banssé will not stand for re-election. He made this known in a press release. The election of the new president of the FBF is scheduled to take place on August 31.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The statements of kyiv and Western countries rejecting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s peace plan are short-sighted, but sensible people will continue to think about Moscow’s proposal. The Russian leader’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, expressed this conviction during a press briefing on Tuesday.

‘This plan is set, it has been formulated,’ the Kremlin spokesperson said. ‘You and I have heard statements from kyiv, statements from the capitals of the collective West, calling this plan an ultimatum and completely rejecting it. We consider this to be a short-sighted decision.’

At the same time, Mr. Peskov said that ‘this does not mean that in the countries of the collective West and even in Ukraine, more sensible people did not think about this plan.’ ‘We are sure that someone will think about it,’ Peskov added.

‘At the moment, Erdogan really cannot be a mediator, because Ukraine currently rejects any negotiations with Russia, with or without a mediator. Ukraine has strongly rejected Vladimir Pu
tin’s peace plan presented to the Foreign Ministry. Therefore, at the moment, neither Erdogan nor anyone else can play the role of mediator,’ he explained.

The situation in Palestine was also actively discussed at the SCO summit. ‘Many speakers, Pakistani, Emirati and Turkish, addressed this subject very actively. And, of course, they pointed out the unacceptable nature of a situation where tens of thousands of innocent people, thousands of innocent children are dying, where one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of our time is taking place,’ noted the Kremlin spokesperson.

As for the decision regarding the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Brics summit in Kazan, it will be taken through diplomatic channels. ‘This will be decided through diplomatic channels,’ he said.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The results of the baccalaureate for the 2024 session after the 2nd round, were given this Wednesday, July 3, 2024, by the provincial directorate in charge of secondary education in Kossi.

The results of the baccalaureate for the 2024 session in the province of Kossi were announced on Wednesday July 3, 2024.

524 admitted out of 820 candidates having composed with a success rate of 63.90% at the provincial level, well above the session of 2023 which was 40.79%.

In series A4, the province recorded 427 candidates out of 417 who composed, including 320 admitted, a rate of 76.74%.

In series D, 407 candidates were registered and 403 made up with 204 admitted, a rate of 50.62%.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

Ouagadougou: The Minister of Defense, Kassoum Coulibaly indicated that the military hierarchy and the Combatant Forces will meet every first Thursday of the month to inquire about the concerns of subordinates and give new instructions for the fight against terrorism.

‘We wanted to try to bring together everyone within the gendarmerie to give some indications on the progress of the entire force, (…). We will do it every first Thursday of the month to convey certain messages from the command and collect the essential concerns of subordinates,’ declared the minister.

For the Minister of State for Defense, Brigadier General Kassoum Coulibaly who spoke during the raising of the national colors at the Paspanga camp of the national gendarmerie, the initiative aims to strengthen communication between the hierarchy of the army and subordinates.

According to him, it is not easy to find out about the reality on the ground while being in the offices.

‘In this sense we will now keep (this action) as a tradition so tha
t the ministers and the different leaders who are behind me here, we can meet in a given camp to communicate with the troops,’ the minister clarified.

In this context of the fight against terrorism, it is up to leaders to remind subordinates of expectations and give them directives and indications for synergy of action on the ground, he maintained.

Minister Kassoum Coulibaly also reassured all Burkinabè of the good cohesion that currently exists between the different fighting forces engaged in the theater of operations.

According to recent information from the front, the Burkinabè army has recorded numerous resounding victories on the battlefield against terrorism.

This is the result of the perfect collaboration between the different entities of the FDS and VDP, concluded Minister Kassoum Coulibaly.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

The foreign affairs ministers of the Sahel States Alliance (AES) stayed from June 26 to 30, 2024 in Belgium, as part of the Crans Montana Forum which brings together world leaders each year to discuss major issues and concerns of the world.

A platform used by the AES delegation to bring the right information to international opinion, in a context of manipulation of the masses.

Chaired by the President of the Comoros Islands Azali Assoumani, the 2024 edition of the Crans Montana forum, whose central theme is ‘faced with multiple crises, the world in search of its future’, could not fit better with the current challenges of the populations of the AES area.

Hence the effective presence of the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as the Niger ambassador in Brussels, representing his minister.

The forum has planned a panel dedicated to the AES States, and co-hosted by the ministers of foreign affairs, Karamoko Jean-Marie TRAORE, Abdoulaye DIOP and the Nigerien ambassador Alhassane IDE.

‘We are
here to explain and not to justify ourselves. We only owe the justifications to our populations,’ Minister DIOP insisted at the outset.

He goes on to say that the AES states are not anti-democrats.

‘Democracy can only exist in a state. And we no longer had a state. Our concern is to rebuild our States, and our interlocutors are preparing elections. We couldn’t understand each other,’ he said.

The head of Burkinabe diplomacy also worked to explain the logic which led to the birth of the AES.

‘For a long time, the Sahel States have cried out. They were not heard. When they were heard, the responses given were very inappropriate. Our States ended up understanding that remaining in this space was equivalent to accepting disappearance. The three countries also understood, following their call for help which remained unheeded, that they had to organize themselves to take care of themselves,’ suggested the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso.

On the sidelines of the forum, the AES delegation also met wi
th the African Group of Ambassadors (GAAB) in Brussels.

This group exists to allow diplomats to exchange, share and agree on issues of common interest.

‘We have come to give you the keys to understanding what is happening in the Sahel region,’ introduced SEM Abdoulaye DIOP, Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

‘You are safe relays here in your jurisdictions but also in your countries. Too many things are said. And we are witnessing a misleading media campaign whose destiny is to pollute international opinion. The latest relates to the pseudo-mutiny and the imaginary flight of the President of Faso. A crude setup that foreign powers created in the belief that it would destabilize us. Know that it was only a web of lies’ explained SEM Karamoko Jean Marie TRAORE.

In addition to this meeting, the head of Burkinabe diplomacy had an audience diary provided.

He was received in audience by the Minister of State and Honorary President of the Belgian Parliament, André FLAHAUT, a man of experience and knowledgeable
about socio-political and security issues in the Sahel region.

‘I saw in him someone who has a very high sense of listening, a man who is concerned about the situation in Burkina, and whose wish is to see things evolve positively,’ summarizes Minister TRAORE in term of trade.

Also, the Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs had fruitful exchanges respectively with Emanuela DEL RE Special Representative of the European Union for the Sahel and Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the OE-ACP for cooperation with Asia.

Minister TRAORE’s stay was finally marked by two meetings he had with the staff of the Burkina Faso embassy in Brussels, and the Burkinabè community of the jurisdiction.

At the center of concerns during discussions with embassy staff, the security situation in Burkina Faso, as well as the challenges to be met within the framework of the missions assigned to the Diplomatic Representation of Burkina Faso.

The minister sent his appreciation and congratulations, as well as those of the governm
ent, to all members of the embassy staff, who give the best of themselves despite often difficult conditions.

With members of the Burkinabè community in the jurisdiction of Belgium, the Minister in charge of Burkinabè Abroad, focused his remarks on the security situation through the reassuring news that he gave them.

‘Recently, the diaspora has been the victim of media pollution because it is they who were the target. We took the opportunity to provide the right information and also thank the diaspora for all the patriotic support they provide, and tell them that we always welcome any contribution from them. The contribution is not always cash. The diaspora is expected in the field of awareness, information, to help fight against any source of media pollution,’ launched HE Karamoko Jean Marie TRAORE to his compatriots.

Source: Burkina Information Agency