Lo:Sissili The 2026 annual pedagogical conference for preschool and primary school teachers commenced this Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in Lo and across all districts of Sissili province. The four-day event focuses on capacity building and reforming the Burkinabe school system.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the conference, chaired by the Minister of Basic Education, Literacy and the Promotion of National Languages, Jacques Sosthène Dingara, and represented by Kassoum Koalaga, President of the Special Delegation of Lo, gathers stakeholders at the Lo-Kutian school for primary education and at the CEEP of sector 1 for preschool. Discussions center on developing integration situations and the decolonization of knowledge, alongside the endogenization of history, geography, and civic and moral education curricula.

Édouard Konditamd, Head of the Basic Education District of Lo, commended the teachers for achieving a 91.78% success rate in the CEP, placing the district first in the province. Kassoum Koalaga, delivering the minister's message, paid tribute to fallen soldiers and teachers, emphasizing education as the cornerstone of sovereignty and the formation of devoted citizens. He confirmed the municipality's dedication to enhancing school facilities.

Soungalo Traoré, the Provincial Director of Preschool, Primary, and Non-Formal Education of Sissili, noted that this edition aligns with the "revolutionary and sovereignist" vision of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the Head of State, advocating for endogenous and participatory educational solutions.

Bessana Bailou, a participant at the CEEP of sector 1 in Lo, appreciated the thematic focus, stating that the continuing education courses are timely for adapting teaching methods to current needs.

The conference also opened in other communes including Boura, Niabouri, Silly, To, Biha, and Nbilianayou. In Nbilianayou, the event was inaugurated by PDS Harouna Napon and CCEB Nongma Zongo, with presentations from inspectors Kalibaho Nabi and Moussa Nbi.