Ouagadougou: Four Burkinabè ministers went to Sikasso in Mali, following the accident that occurred on February 27 and cost the lives of 42 people including Burkinabè, the AIB learned this Friday.
The Minister in charge of Solidarity and Family, Nandy Somé/Diallo, the Minister of Transport and Road Safety, Roland A. Somda, the Minister Delegate in charge of Regional Cooperation, Stella Kabré/Kaboré and the Minister of Health, Dr Robert Kargougou, attended on Friday in Sikasso, Mali, the burial of the victims of the accident which occurred on February 27, provided their support to the injured and expressed their gratitude to the Malian authorities.
Welcomed by the Malian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Demblélé Nadine Sissoko, the Burkinabe government delegation visited the Sikasso hospital where some injured people are still being treated, in the presence of the Burkina Faso ambassador to Bamako, Julienne Dembélé/Sanon .
She then went to the cemetery in the Lafiabougou district of Sikasso to atte
nd the burial of some victims of this accident which, in total, cost the lives of 42 people and injured 28 others.
‘On behalf of the President of Faso, the head of government and the Burkinabè people, we extend our sincere thanks to all the Malian authorities, to the Burkinabè community living in Sikasso here and to all customary and religious legitimities, for the efforts they made to demonstrate their outpouring of solidarity, fraternity and compassion on the occasion of this painful event,’ said Minister Nadine Somé after the visit to the sick.
She also sent, on behalf of the Transition, her condolences to the victims and expressed wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
On the evening of Tuesday February 27, 2024, a truck carrying 80 people including Malians and Burkinabè, bound for Burkina Faso, overturned from the bridge spanning the Bagoé river, on the Sikasso-Bougouni axis, around Koumantou, in the south of Mali.
The Malian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Demblélé Nadine Sissoko, in
dicated that ‘provisions are being made’ to strengthen road safety, particularly in the Sikasso crossroads where the Bamako-Abidjan, Bamako-Bobo-Accra or Bamako axes pass. -Ouaga-Lomé.
Source: Burkina Information Agency
Threats and prisons will not dissuade the labour union from continuing to defend the rights of workers,” said SG of the Tunisian General Labour Union (French: UGTT) Noureddine Taboubbi.
The UGTT will not be silent when trade union right and civil rights are abused, Tabboubi Saturday told a worker rally outside the seat of the Prime Ministry to demand the launch of social dialogue, the respect of trade union rights and the implementation of agreements signed with the government.
“Trade union rights were violated in the recent months as several union members were jailed and prosecuted,” Tabboubi said, citing some names.
All these threats will not deter the labour union from forging ahead with its battle to champion the cause of workers and the country. Tunisia, he further said, is at a crossroads that call for wisdom.
Trade union rights are enshrined in the constitution and their respect is a sign of democracy. The union is utterly opposed to practices aimed to curb trade union rights, Tabboubi added.
Som
e union members appeared recently before the disciplinary board in infringement of Article 74 of Tunisia’s charter and international treaties ratified by the country.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse