Kaya: The Burkina Faso Infrastructure Works Agency (AGITIB) organized a technical workshop on May 9, 2025, in Kaya to launch the construction of sanitation, rainwater drainage, and related road structures in the city. This workshop helped raise awareness among stakeholders about the challenges of the project and strengthen their involvement in ensuring the safe implementation of activities.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the main activities will consist of developing and maintaining 24 km of sewerage network, building collectors, gutters, and earth roads, while integrating the environmental component, particularly across sectors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the city of Kaya. Ollo Franck Herv© Kansi©, Director General of AGITIB, reassured that the COGEB/EGK group of companies, responsible for carrying out the work, is already hard at work to deliver the work by July 8, 2026, at the latest.
With a total cost of 9 billion FCFA, the work is part of the Secondary Cities Mobility and Urban Development Project (PMDUVS), which also concerns Ouahigouya and Bobo-Dioulasso. For the technical advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure and Access to Landlocked Areas, the work in Kaya constitutes an emergency phase, in accordance with the recommendations of the stormwater drainage master plan produced in 2021, as part of the implementation of the Transport and Urban Infrastructure Development Project.
Expressing her satisfaction with the start of the project, the president of the Kaya special municipal delegation, Ms. Solange Kima/Minoungou, invited the populations concerned, particularly those occupying the right-of-way of the targeted roads, to vacate the premises to allow the work to proceed smoothly. “The city of Kaya has been severely affected by flooding and rainwater drainage problems. Having more than 20 linear kilometers of infrastructure is a great relief for the population,” she said.
The implementation of the Secondary Cities Mobility and Urban Development Project, initiated by the Burkinabe government in collaboration with the World Bank Group, aims to facilitate access to basic services and economic opportunities in the cities of Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouahigouya, and Kaya. These three localities are among those most impacted by the influx of displaced people, pressures on host communities, and the effects of climate change.
‘These cities face major challenges in terms of urban development, mobility, road safety, and gender inequality, while being exposed to climate risks (floods, rising temperatures, etc.). In addition, the increase in violence caused by armed terrorist groups has caused a serious internal displacement crisis, food insecurity, and a deterioration in the provision of basic services.’ “These internally displaced people are increasingly congregating in urban centers, mainly in secondary towns considered safer,” explained Abdoulaye Ou©draogo, technical advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure and Access to Land.