Bondokuy: The High Commissioner of the Mouhoun Province, Basouleymane Ouattara, conducted a familiarization visit to the municipality of Bondokuy on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and Thursday, January 1, 2026. The population turned out in large numbers to give the provincial authority a warm welcome.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the meeting was held at the Bondokuy town hall, in the presence of customary and religious authorities, military and paramilitary officials, as well as key figures in the community. The ceremony was marked by the intervention of the representative of the customary authorities, who welcomed the High Commissioner of the Mouhoun province, Basouleymane Ouattara, and offered him advice and wishes for full success in the accomplishment of his mission.
The President of the special delegation of the commune of Bondokuy, Lazare Bado, on behalf of the population of the commune, greeted the provincial authority. He presented the geographical situation of the municipality, before reviewing the decentralized services of the State, indicating those that are operational and those whose operation is affected by the security crisis.
Following his speech, the High Commissioner addressed the audience, inviting them to observe a minute of silence in memory of the Defense and Security Forces, the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland, and the civilians who fell in the context of the security crisis. He called for a change in certain practices, stressing the need for the administrative authority to get closer to the people in order to better understand their daily realities.
Basouleymane Ouattara specified that this visit aimed, among other things, to seek the blessings of the elders, to encourage the Defense and Security Forces and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland, to demonstrate the administration's support for the people of Bondokuy and to strengthen citizen vigilance. The High Commissioner instructed the President of the special delegation to send him a detailed report of the burned infrastructure, along with a financial estimate for its rehabilitation.
Mr. Ouattara shared with the audience the guidelines of the progressive and popular revolution, urging all local actors to unite, to engage in civic engagement and to collaborate sincerely for the consolidation of peace and the promotion of local development.