Tenkodogo/Burkina-Faso: A 3-Day Tripartite Meeting Ends In Burkina-Faso
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Ann: The Upper East Regional Minister, Mark Woyongo has bemoaned the proliferation of small arms and narcotic drugs into the West African sub region. He said the deepening of cross border cohesion, peaceful co-existence and free movement of goods and persons between countries in the ECOWAS sub-region will be a mirage if the problems associated with insecurity are not addressed. Mr Woyongo was speaking at a 3-day tripartite
R. Tape meeting for the reinforcement of cross border cooperation, at
T Tape: Tenkodogo, chief town of the Central Province of Burkina –Faso
Ann V/O: The meeting which was on the theme: “Lets fight together against cross border crimes, insecurity, child trafficking, diseases, excision, corruption and fraud” brought together delegates from the Upper East of Ghana, the Savanna Region of Togo and the Central East Province of Burkina-Faso. It was aimed at deepening cooperation between communities of the three regions through the exchange of ideas in the sectors of environment, trade, security, transport, health and excision among other anti social practices. The Governor of the Central East Province of Burkina-Faso, Simeon Sawadogo, who expressed sadness about the incessant ethnic conflict in Bawku, advised the communities of the three regions to stay away from the conflict. He therefore called for peace in the area.
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Cue At…Secs The Upper East Regional Minister, Mark Woyongo, reiterated the need for unity and effective cooperation between countries in the ECOWAS Sub-region to help overcome the daunting challenges facing member countries. He deplored the proliferation of small arms in conflict prone areas such as Bawku and called on participating countries to work closely to reduce the inflow of arms and narcotics in such areas, since the three regions share the same cultural and ethic backgrounds. Mr Woyongo also expressed his outfit’s preparedness to host the next meeting in the Upper East Region.
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Cue At…Secs The Chief Executive of Dapaone, Togo, Ali Seydou Mossyamba urged participants to observe a two minutes silence for flood victims who died during the recent heavy downpour in Ouagadougou. He called for the deepening of cross border crimes, which he said, pose a challenge.
Cue At..Secs As part of the meeting, work on a thematic committee was instituted to deliberate on security, social and economic issues affecting the three regions. A communiqué signed, by the leaders of the three regions was later issued. Some of the participants who took part in the sub-committee meeting spoke to GTV.
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The Upper East Regional Minister and his entourage, earlier paid courtesy call on Naba Saaga Dima of Zoungrantengo, King of Tenkodogo at his palace.
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Bagre/Burkina-Faso: Minister Visits Bagre Dam
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Ann: In efforts to foster greater cooperation in the use and management of the water resource of the Volta basin, the Governor of the Central East Province of
R. Tape: Burkina-Faso, Simeon Sawadogo has led a high powered delegation from Ghana and Togo to the
T. Tape: Bagre dam at Bagre.
Ann V/O the destruction of farm lands in the Upper East and other parts of the region of Ghana as a result of the opening of the Bagre dam necessitated the visit. The construction of the Bagre dam, which provides hydro electric power irrigation and to the people of Burkina-Faso and other neighboring countries, started in 1989. It was finally completed and commissioned on January 1994, by the President, Blaise Campaore, at the cost of 32.9 billion CFA Franc. The Senior Engineer of the dam, Paul Campaore gave a brief history about the dam.
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Cue At….Secs Mr Campaore described the spillage of the dam that caused severe flooding in most part of the three northern regions of Ghana as unfortunate. He attributed the spillage of the dam to the recent heavy down pour that hit the capital Ouagadougou, adding that message from the meteorological department about this years rain fall was also a contributory factor This he said forced the Bagre river to overflow it banks causing the dam to rise above the maximum level of 235 meters. He spoke to GTV.
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Cue At….Secs The Upper East Regional Minister, Mark Woyongo called for total collaboration between the county’s electricity company, SONABEL and the Volta River Authority to help share ideas during rainy seasons in order to avoid flooding. Mr Woyongo appealed to the authorities of the dam to spill gradually whenever the need arises.
Cue At…Secs Delegations from the Upper East Region of Ghana and Savanna Region of Togo later visited the ecotourist centre located along the banks of the Bagre River.
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