Burkina Faso is "worth visiting and visited" (Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo)
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Flag-raising ceremony at the Kadiogo administrative hotel: "Burkina Faso is a visited and visitable country," Pingdwendé Gilbert OUEDRAOGO (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
At the monthly flag-raising ceremony at the Kadiogo administrative hotel, government spokesperson Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo paid tribute to the Defence and Security Forces and said Burkina Faso remains attractive internationally, citing the SIAO, the Tour du Faso and the Laongo sculpture…
Burkina Faso: "The country remains visited and visitable," says minister Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
At the monthly flag-raising ceremony, government spokesperson Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo said Burkina Faso remains attractive internationally. He cited the SIAO, the Tour du Faso cycling race and the Laongo granite sculpture symposium, held at the same time.
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