Ouagadougou: The daily newspapers of this Monday echo the application of the new law on public procurement, the exit of the ‘Faso Kanu’ promotion from the Georges Namoano Military Academy, without forgetting the meeting between Burkinabe and Ivorian defense ministries in Niangoloko.
‘Burkinabe and Ivorian defense ministers in Niangoloko: ADO and IB play ball on the ground’, displays L’Observateur Paalga on its front page.
The newspaper writes that the two ministers at the head of their respective delegations spoke on April 19, 2024 at Niangoloko Town Hall with a view to calming relations.
The dean of the daily newspapers adds that according to the Ivorian Minister of Defense Téné Birahima Ouattara, if there are stumbles, they must be resolved and move forward.
For Sidwaya, this meeting carries a strong symbol given the fact that relations between the two neighbors have been marked by misunderstandings for some time.
The Bobolais daily L’Express du Faso adds that beyond this meeting the authorities of the
two countries must meet and speak at the highest level about bilateral and fraternal relations and cooperation.
In another register, the state newspaper Sidwaya displays on its headline: ‘Georges-Namoano Military Academy: 100 second lieutenants from the ‘Faso Kanu’ promotion ready to serve.
Sidwaya informs that the Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré chaired last Saturday in Pô the exit of the 23rd promotion of active officer cadets (EOA) from the Georges Namoano Military Academy.
The private daily Les éditions Le Pays continues that the head of state named this promotion ‘Faso Kanu’, which means patriotism in the Dioula language.
As for L’Express du Faso, it specifies that having entered the Military Academy on November 12, 2022, the 100 EOA were declared at the end of their training, capable of joining the ranks of the army.
For its part, L’Observateur Paalga indicates that the vintage includes 85 Burkinabè, 15 from Djibouti, Mali, Senegal, Congo, Niger, Central African Republic, Gabon, Guinea.
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another angle, Le Pays displays on its cover: ‘Application of the new law on public procurement: The ALT gives its discharge’.
The newspaper reports that on April 20, during the plenary session at the Transitional Legislative Assembly, parliament unanimously gave discharge to the government for the implementation of the law relating to general regulations on public procurement.
The public daily specifies that for the Minister Delegate in charge of the budget Fatimata Bako/Traoré, this new law will make it possible to guarantee the independence of the public procurement regulatory authority, to respect environmental standards and to ensure the coherence of the system of sanctions by making it more effective.
Source: Burkina Information Agency