The Burkinabè dailies this Monday cover the audience granted by Captain Ibrahim Traoré to a Russian delegation, news from the front and the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States.
The public daily Sidwaya shows on its headline: ‘Fight against terrorism: Burkina, Mali and Niger create the Alliance of Sahel States’.
The newspaper informs that the heads of state of Burkina, Mali and Niger signed, on September 16, 2023, the Liptako-Gourma charter establishing the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
According to a press release from the Communications Directorate of the Presidency of Faso received by the newspaper, the objective of this alliance is to establish an architecture of collective defense and mutual assistance for the benefit of the populations of the three countries.
The dean of Burkinabè private dailies, L’Observateur Paalga, relying on the same source, affirms that the contracting parties are committed to fighting against terrorism in all its forms and against organized gang crime in the common space of the ‘Alliance.
He adds that they will work to prevent, manage and resolve any armed rebellion or other threat affecting the entire territory and the sovereignty of each member of the Alliance, favoring peaceful and diplomatic means. .
From another angle, L’Observateur Paalga headlines its front page: ‘Defense: Captain Traoré exchanges with a Russian delegation’.
The colleague informs that the President of the Transition, Captain Ibrahim Traoré received in audience on September 16, 2023, a delegation from the Russian military hierarchy.
According to a press release from the Communications Directorate of the Presidency of Faso published by the newspaper, this audience follows the discussions initiated during the participation of Captain Ibrahim Traoré in the 2nd economic and humanitarian summit held in Saint Petersburg at the end of July 2023 .
In the same vein, the private daily Le Pays specifies that with the Russian delegation, there was discussion of the operationalization of certain commitments mutually made by the two States, particularly on the military level.
He adds that at the end of the audience with the president of the transition, the Russian delegation had a working session with the Burkinabe military hierarchy under the chairmanship of the Minister of State in charge of defense, Colonel Major Kassoum Coulibaly.
Under another section, the national daily Sidwaya headlines: ‘News from the front: Around fifty terrorists neutralized in the East and Center-North’.
According to information from the AIB received by the newspaper, the Burkinabè army carried out strikes on September 16, 2023 in the Eastern and Center-East regions, neutralizing around fifty terrorists.
It indicates that the surveillance system of the Burkinabè army detected on Saturday September 16 around forty terrorists in the direction of Foutouri in the Eastern region.
He adds that the air vectors successfully carried out fire on the enemies who were planning to attack the peaceful populations.
The private daily Le Pays adds, noting that around ten terrorists well camouflaged under a tree were also decimated during the operations.
Source: Burkina Information Agency