National essay competition: UBA Burkina rewards the eight finalists
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UBA Burkina/National Essay Competition 2026: UBA Foundation rewards the best candidates (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The UBA Foundation launched the first edition of its national essay competition for high-school students under 18, on the theme of digital transformation in Burkinabè schools. Tassnim Idrissou won first place with 94.625/100, followed by Clauvis Ouoba.
National Essay Competition 2026: UBA Foundation rewards the best candidates after mobilising more than 1,000 participants (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The UBA Foundation awarded the winners of the first edition of its essay competition, the National Essay Competition, open to Burkinabè high school students, in Ouagadougou. On the theme of digital transformation in schools, first place went to Tassnim Idrissou of the Prytanée militaire de Kadiogo.
NEC 2026: UBA Burkina rewards the best students in essay writing (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The UBA Burkina Foundation presented the prizes of its first national essay competition, open to high school students under 18, on the digital transformation of Burkina Faso's schools. Eight winners were honoured in Ouagadougou, with the top three also receiving cash prizes in addition to a…
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