Bobo-dioulasso: The staff of the central town hall of Bobo-Dioulasso, accompanied by communal, customary, military, and paramilitary authorities, participated in the traditional communal and rotating ceremony of raising the national colors. This event, held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, was presided over by Laurent K. Kontogom, the President of the special delegation (PDS).
According to Burkina Information Agency, the ceremony served as a moment for participants to pay homage to the national flag and renew their dedication to the nation’s principles. In his address, Mr. Kontogom highlighted the civic ritual as a representation of discipline, unity, and fidelity to the homeland. He also revisited notable events in the country’s recent history, such as the popular resistance to the September 2015 coup and the transition on September 30, 2022, underscoring the resilience of the Burkinabe people and the divine protection accompanying the Nation.
The PDS brought attention to several ongoing initiatives within the commune. These initiatives involve the patriotic immersion of new high school graduates, the “Bobo Sanya Sia” operation, mobilization around the presidential initiative “Faso Mebo,” the inaugural Hospitality Week, the municipal cup for young talent advancing to its quarter-finals, and the establishment of the Greater Bobo Community of Communes.
In conclusion, he offered prayers for plentiful rains and a fruitful agricultural season, along with protection for the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), who are actively engaged in combating insecurity.