The Burkinabè daily newspapers reached the AIB this Friday, widely comment on the incarceration of the former leader of Gabon, as well as the draw for the African Cup of Nations ( CAN) football, operated on the day before in Abidjan in Ivory Coast.
“CAN 2023: The Stallions fixed on their opponents”, headlines the national daily Sidwaya which reports that the complete draw for the six groups of the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN), Ivory Coast 2023 , took place on October 12, 2023, in Abidjan.
And to mention that the Stallions of Burkina Faso, who are participating in their 12th CAN , find themselves in group D, with the Fennecs of Algeria, the Mourabitounes of Mauritania and the Palancas Negras of Angola.
The daily Sidwaya notes that the horizon has thus become clearer for the 24 contenders for the trophy who now know the identity of their opponents.
In this regard, the private newspaper Le Quotidien reads on its front page: "Burkina will play in Bouaké with Algeria, Mauritania and Angola", where L'Observateur Paalga, the dean of Burkina Faso's private dailies, mentions: “CAN 2024: Fennecs, Mourabitounes and Palancas on the road to the Stallions”.
As for Today in Faso, another private daily, it simply headlines: “CAN 2023: The complete draw for the group phase”.
The same newspaper devotes its editorial to Gabon, in particular, to the incarceration of the former first lady, Sylvia Bongo, headlined: “Power to the point of infamy”.
According to the editorialist of Today in Faso, the sword of justice which hovered over the heads of the leading figures of the Bongo galaxy finally fell on Sylvia Bongo.
“The former Gabonese First Lady, wife of deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, accused of +embezzlement of public funds and money laundering+ was incarcerated on the night of Wednesday October 11 to Thursday October 12, 2023,” reports the newspaper.
He adds that "at the same time, she was placed under committal order at the central prison of Libreville, signaling the beginning of the descent into hell of the woman who, just a few weeks ago, enjoyed unlimited power."
For its part, Le Pays, through its section ''Sur la braise'', understands that the former first lady of Gabon has been accused of "money laundering, receiving stolen goods, forgery and use of forgery".
He rightly concludes that "everything leads us to believe that Sylvia Bongo risks drinking the chalice of shame to the dregs because the facts she is accused of are extremely serious."
Source: Burkina Information Agency