Ouagadougou: The new coronation of Hugues Zongo, the blocking of SOTRACO bus traffic by pupils and students from Bobo-Dioulasso and the donation of 81 vehicles by the People’s Republic of China are widely commented on by the daily newspapers this Friday.
‘Reconquest of national territory: China offers technical equipment’, headlines the state daily Sidwaya on its front page.
The newspaper informs that the People’s Republic of China donated technical equipment to the Ministries of National Defense and Veterans Affairs as part of the fight against terrorism and the reconquest of national territory, on Thursday March 21, in Ouagadougou.
The private daily Le Pays writes that according to the interim affairs officer at the Chinese embassy in Burkina, Wenzhang Wang, this donation is the realization of the global security initiative and the recommendation of a “common” security vision. global, cooperative and sustainable of the President of the People’s Republic of China.
The same newspaper will specify that the
donation is made up of 58 double-cabin Maxus vehicles, 3 crane trucks, 3 flatbed trucks, 9 light trucks, 4 water tanks, 4 fuel tanks and a box of satellite phones.
In another vein, the private daily Le Pays headlines ‘Pupils and students prevent SOTRACO bus traffic’.
The private daily informs that a spontaneous mood movement led by a group of students and pupils paralyzed this Wednesday the activities of the SOTRACO buses of Bobo-Dioulasso.
For its part, the Bobolese daily reports that this mood movement has aimed at denouncing the poor transport conditions of SOTRACO.
Reading it, it concerns, among other things, the fact that overloads and recurring breakdowns of buses cause delays in universities.
The private daily L’Observateur displays ‘The Flying Stallion Sewn in Gold’ on its front page.
The newspaper informs that athlete Hugues Fabrice Zango won the gold medal last Wednesday with a jump of 16.97m at the African Games.
As for the newspaper Le Pays, it adds that the double world champion from Burki
na Faso took gold ahead of his compatriot Yacouba Loué who obtained bronze.
For its part, the state daily Sidwaya reports that Hugues Fabrice Zongo congratulated Yacouba Loué, specifying that he could do better and suggested that he will discuss with him in order to improve his technical level
Source: Burkina Information Agency