Ouagadougou: The Burkinabe dailies have reported on the recent arrest of six suspected criminals and the appointment of a special envoy from Ghana to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
According to Burkina Information Agency, the national police in Ouagadougou announced the arrest of alleged delinquents and the seizure of weapons and ammunition in the city. This operation is seen as a significant step in the fight against urban crime. The private daily, Le Pays, highlighted this development with the headline “Fight against urban crime: suspected criminals arrested.” The arrest is expected to restore peace to the residents of Ouagadougou, who have been troubled for an extended period by the activities of this criminal gang, as noted by L’Observateur Paalga, the oldest private daily newspaper in the region.
In another significant development, the newspapers covered the appointment of a new special envoy from Ghana to the AES. According to the public daily Sidwaya, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama appoin
ted Larry Gbevlo-Lartey as the ‘special envoy’ to the AES by presidential decree on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Le Pays reported that this appointment underscores the Ghanaian president’s commitment to enhancing regional cooperation among AES member states.