CLOSING OF THE 2ND EDITION OF THE COMPULSORY PATRIOTIC IMMERSION
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2nd edition of the compulsory patriotic immersion: 65,000 patriotism ambassadors commit to serve the Nation (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
President Ibrahim Traoré presided in Ouagadougou over the closing ceremony of the 2nd edition of the Compulsory Patriotic Immersion (IPO), a one-month training for 65,000 conscripts. He announced the future creation of National Immersion Centres open to all.
CLOSING OF THE 2ND EDITION OF THE COMPULSORY PATRIOTIC IMMERSION (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
President Ibrahim Traoré presided over the closing ceremony of the 2026 Compulsory Patriotic Immersion (IPO) at the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou, where 65,000 conscripts completed a one-month training. He urged them to show humility, solidarity and good moral conduct, and announced the…
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