Ouagadougou: The front pages of Burkinabe dailies on Wednesday echoed the seizure of imported woven threads and loincloths and customs and justice officials singled out by KORAG. "Fight against corruption: KORAG targets customs officers, magistrates and a lawyer," headlines the public newspaper Sidwaya.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the spokesperson for KORAG, Captain Azaria Farouk Sorgho, in a statement read on national television on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, informed the people of Burkina Faso of the acts of corruption committed by customs officers and actors in the justice system. Sidwaya explains that the case, which began in 2021, has seen several twists and turns, and the spokesperson denounced the disinformation campaign led by Western media, which accuse the Burkinabe authorities of having arrested magistrates for previous acts that incriminated them.
The private newspaper Le Pays reports that despite multiple warnings, denunciations, appeals and sanctions, some Burkinabe resistant to change turn a deaf ear, still engaging in practices that are antithetical to the values of the popular progressive revolution. According to the private newspaper, KORAG invites Burkinabe to remain vigilant and to thwart manipulations that could result from this fierce fight against corruption and bad practices.
On another subject, the oldest Burkinabe daily newspaper, L'Observateur Paalga, features on its front page: "BMCRF: Fraudsters 'Wrapped' in imported woven threads and loincloths." The newspaper reports on the seizure by the Mobile Brigade for Economic Control and Fraud Repression of weaving yarn and loincloths imported into the capital and several regions of the country. For the daily newspaper, the authorities remind that only FILSAH brand weaving yarn is authorized for sale on the national territory.
The same subject again, L'Observateur Paalga, reports on the customs curfew in Pouytenga where the same brigade intercepted a suspicious vehicle last week in the vicinity of the town of Pouytenga. A thorough check, the newspaper said, led to the discovery of 140 drums of cyanide, each weighing 50 kg, or 7 tonnes of a highly toxic substance, with an estimated value of 21,800,000 FCFA.
As for Sidwaya, it continues that in addition to cyanide, the same seizure also includes cigarettes and amphetamines, and the Director General of Customs, Divisional Inspector Yves Kafando, commends the sense of duty and responsiveness of the agents mobilized, while recalling that the fight against fraud and cross-border crime remains a national priority.