Ouagadougou, Burkinabè newspapers in their publications this Tuesday deal with the appointment of the new Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé, the appointment of the new metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese of Ouagadougou Mgr Prosper Kontiébo and cooperation between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia.

“Saudi-African Summit: President Ibrahim Traoré officially invited” displays the private daily Le Pays on its headline.

The newspaper reports that the President of the Transition, Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, received in audience yesterday the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Burkina Faso.

The private daily, La Cohésion adds, that Saudi diplomat Fahad Bin Abdulrahman H. Aldisari also discussed with Captain Ibrahim Traoré on subjects of common interest to strengthen relations between the two countries.

The public daily Sidwaya reports that Mr. Aldisari maintains that this summit will be a forum for Burkina Faso and other African countries to revisit areas of cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and sign bilateral agreements to achieve the objectives and the aspirations of the people.

Under another aspect, the public daily, Sidwaya highlights the appointment of Mgr Prosper Kontiébo as new metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese of Ouagadougou.

The daily affirms that the Apostolic Nuncio Mgr. Michael Francis Crotty, the Pope’s representative in Burkina, made public yesterday, Monday, October 16, 2023, the news about the new archbishop of the archdiocese of Ouagadougou.

The private daily, L’Observateur Paalga informs that Cardinal Philipe Ouédraogo had submitted his resignation to Pope Francis because he had reached the age limit.

The newspaper reveals that Mgr Kontiébo was born on June 25, 1960 in Boassa and was baptized on July 1 of the same year at the Notre Dame du rosaire parish of Kolog-naaba and was ordained priest in July 1990.

The private daily, La Cohésion, for its part specifies that Internet users were quick to react by wishing the Cardinal a good retirement.

“Robert Beugré Mambé appointed Ivorian PM: A new site manager for ADO”, headlines the dean of the private daily newspapers L’Observateur Paalga.

The newspaper reports that it took Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara ten days to choose Robert Beugré Mambé to succeed former Prime Minister Patrick Achi.

The latest daily newspaper agrees, explaining that the dissolution of the Patrick Achi government had led to speculation of all kinds and other interpretations since it took place less than two years before the presidential elections.

Source: Burkina Information Agency