The Council of Ministers of the Burkinabé government met in ordinary session on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, in Ouagadougou, under the effective chairmanship of Captain Ibrahim TRAORE, President of the Transition, Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The Council deliberated on the agenda items, heard oral communications, made appointments, and authorized foreign missions.
I. DELIBERATIONS
I.1. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
The Council adopted a report authorizing recruitment for professional competitions for the year 2024.
These recruitments are intended to fulfill the right to promotion for all public agents who meet the conditions defined by the current texts. They also aim to meet the shortage or absence of human resources necessary for the performance of public administration tasks.
The Council agreed to the recruitment of 4,534 agents under professional competitions for the 2024 session.
I.2. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REGIONAL COOPERATION AND BURKINABE ABROAD
The Council adopted a decree regulating the opening of honorary consular posts and the exercise of the honorary Consul function of Burkina Faso abroad.
This decree revises decree n°2003-283/PRES/PM/MAECR which regulated the function of the honorary Consul of Burkina Faso abroad. This revision will improve the regulatory framework governing the opening of honorary consular posts and the exercise of the honorary Consul function, adapting it to recent socio-political and economic changes at the national and international levels.
The adoption of this decree aims to strengthen the duties and missions of the honorary Consuls and Consulates of Burkina Faso abroad to better perform their representative missions.
I.3. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, FINANCE AND FORECASTING
The Council adopted four (04) reports.
The first report relates to a draft law authorizing the ratification of the Loan Agreement signed on October 13, 2023, between Burkina Faso and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) for financing the Water Supply Project in Fragile Localities (PAEP-LF).
The total tax-exempt cost of the PAEP-LF is estimated at 11,612,000,000 CFA francs, financed by the West African Development Bank and the Burkinabè State.
The loan granted by the BOAD amounts to 11,000,000,000 CFA francs, or 95% of the total tax-exempt project cost, and the cash contribution from the State is estimated at 612,000,000 CFA francs.
The implementation of the Water Supply Project in Fragile Localities aims to contribute to universal access to drinking water for populations in eleven (11) regions of Burkina Faso, impacted by the security context or difficult hydrology.
The Council agreed to transmit the aforementioned draft law to the Transitional Legislative Assembly.
The second report relates to a draft law authorizing the ratification of the Financing Agreement signed on October 11, 2023, between Burkina Faso and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), for financing the Project to Strengthen the Resilience of Small Producers (RESI-2P).
The financing amount from the International Fund for Agricultural Development amounts to 55.35 million Euros, or 36.3 billion CFA francs.
The total cost of the Project to Strengthen the Resilience of Small Producers is 116.19 million US Dollars, or 71.73 billion CFA francs.
The objective of RESI-2P is to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable smallholders in the North and Central-West regions, especially for women, youth, people with disabilities, and internally displaced persons.
The Council agreed to transmit the aforementioned draft law to the Transitional Legislative Assembly.
The third report relates to a draft decree adopting the National Guide for the maturation and ex-ante evaluation of development projects and programs.
This decree is a revision of decree n°2019-141/PRES/PM/MINEFID from February 18, 2019, which adopted the National Guide for the maturation and ex-ante evaluation of development projects and programs in order to correct its shortcomings.
This revision aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of public investments by establishing adequate analysis capacities, consolidating project maturation procedures, and establishing robust methods and tools for ex-ante project evaluation, capable of directing investment decisions.
The adoption of this decree allows having a new National Guide for the maturation and ex-ante evaluation of development projects and programs with the aim of having projects that are better structured, coherent, viable, and high-performing.
The fourth report relates to the presentation of the results of the control operation for presence, service delivery, and the remuneration elements of state public agents drawing from the budget of the National Agency for the Management of Primary Healthcare Services (AGSP).
The operation showed that out of a target of 20,450 agents, the number of enrolled paid agents reached 19,771, a 96.68% enrollment rate, while the count of unenrolled paid agents stood at 679, representing 3.32% of the target.
The report also pointed out that no entity documented the absence of 582 unenrolled and irregularly absent paid agents. The salary burden of these agents is estimated at 198,503,336 CFA francs per month and 2,382,040,032 CFA francs per year.
The report also identified 1,982 agents enrolled as paid, including those whose situation has been documented, who were found to be working outside the AGSP with a gross monthly salary of 556,876,659 CFA francs or an annual cost of 6,682,519,908 CFA francs.
The combined impact of the required salary stops for unenrolled agents unjustifiably absent conservatively and the reduction of the salary burden as a result of the adjustments made to the salaries of enrolled public agents would generate a monthly saving of 335,315,478 CFA francs, equivalent to an estimated annual saving of 4,023,785,736 CFA francs.
A situation of double salary mandates concerns 17 agents who improperly collected a cumulative sum of 14,514,719 CFA francs as of December 31, 2023.
The Council ordered the full repayment of the improperly received sums and agreed to the conservative suspension of salaries for unpaid agents whose absence was not justified, as well as the transfer of salaries for agents working outside the National Agency for the Management of Primary Healthcare Services to the budgets of their affiliated structures.
I.4. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES AND QUARRIES
The Council adopted a decree renewing the industrial exploitation permit for the large SEMAFO BOUNGOU SA gold mine in the municipality of Partiaga, Tapoa province, Eastern region.
The permit, subject to renewal, covers an area of 31.34 Km2 and has a lifespan of five (5) years. The total expected production over these five (5) years of the permit is 24.31 tons of gold.
In terms of economic returns, the mine is expected to generate revenues estimated at 80,211,925,110 CFA francs for the state budget. The contribution to the Local Mining Development Fund is 6,850,311,538 CFA francs. The operation of this mine will lead to the creation and maintenance of around 1,100 jobs.
The Council agreed to the renewal of the industrial exploitation permit for the large SEMAFO BOUNGOU SA gold mine in the municipality of Partiaga, Tapoa province, Eastern region for an additional five (05) years.
II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
II.1. The Minister of State, Minister of Communication, culture, arts, and tourism, made a presentation to the Council regarding the inscription of the Ruins of Loropéni and the Ancient Iron Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso on the Heritage List in the Islamic World of the Islamic World Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (ICESCO).
The inscription of these two cultural assets took place during the 11th session of the Heritage Committee in the Islamic World, held from December 18-19, 2023, in Rabat, Morocco.
Through this inscription, the Ruins of Loropéni and the Ancient Iron Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso receive a new international recognition after those of 2009 and 2019, which saw their inscription on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
II.2. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabé Abroad made two (02) presentations to the Council.
The first report concerns Burkina Faso’s participation in the 1st meeting of foreign affairs ministers of the Sahel States Alliance (SAS) held from November 27 to December 1, 2023, in Bamako, in the Republic of Mali.
This meeting is a continuation of the signing of the Liptako-Gourma Charter on September 16, 2023, establishing the Sahel States Alliance.
Its objective was to establish a framework for the elaboration of additional protocols of the said Charter, the development of institutional architecture, defining the modalities of harmonizing the diplomatic action of the three States, and examining mechanisms for managing threats to the common area of the SAS, as well as examining aspects related to development actions.
The second communication concerns Burkina Faso’s participation in the ministerial coordination meeting on the King of Morocco’s Initiative for the Sahel States, held on December 23, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco.
This meeting aimed to inform the Sahel States about the content of the Moroccan royal offer and to discuss ways and means of its implementation in our different countries.
The King of Morocco’s Initiative is an economic, commercial, and development approach for the Sahel States. It promotes the de-isolation and development of the three countries of the Sahel States Alliance (SAS) through a substantial upgrade of their internal infrastructures and their connection to transport and communication networks.
The ministerial meeting was an opportunity for Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the three AES member countries, to act in unison based on their common vision within the alliance. To operationalize the initiative, these countries agreed to create a National Task Force in each country to prepare and propose modalities for the implementation of the King of Morocco’s Initiative.
II.3. The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, in charge of relations with institutions, reported to the Council on the progress of the permanent session of the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT).
47 laws were passed out of 50 draft laws submitted to the ALT as of December 31, 2023.
Further, ALT deputies made recommendations regarding Finance Laws for the years 2023 and 2024 as well as the law amending the Constitution. Concerning the latter law, the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Commission (CAEDS) recommended that the Government provide the necessary resources for the operationalization of national languages.
During this ALT session, the deputies also carried out government action control through:
- The Declaration of General Policy;
- Questions to the Government;
- Information missions;
- The presentation by the Government of the Action Plan for Stabilization and Development;
- Addresses on the State of the Nation;
- The presentation by the Government of the Multiannual Budgetary and Economic Programming Document 2024-2026.
Thus, as of December 31, 2023, a total of 49 questions were addressed to the Government, including 03 written questions, 10 oral questions without debate, and 36 oral questions with debate.
II.4. The Minister of Industrial Development, Commerce, Craft Industry, and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises made a presentation to the Council on the organization of the third edition of the International Cotton and Textile Fair (SICOT), scheduled for January 26 and 27, 2024, in Koudougou.
The general objective of SICOT is to showcase the African cotton sector and to establish Burkina Faso as the African meeting point where major concerns of actors across the entire cotton and textile value chain are periodically discussed.
This third edition of SICOT will be held under the theme “Local Cotton Transformation: What Industrialization Models for Africa within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)?”. It is placed under the Very High Patronage of His Excellency Mr. President of the Transition, Captain Ibrahim TRAORE.
SICOT 2024 will provide a platform for more than 1,000 participants from several African countries and the rest of the world to promote their activities and conduct business meetings.
On the fringes of the 3rd edition of SICOT, the 8th ministerial coordination meeting of the sectoral initiative in favor of cotton (C4), authored by Benin, Mali, Chad, and Burkina Faso, will be held in Koudougou on January 25, 2024.
III. APPOINTMENTS
III. INDIVIDUAL FUNCTION APPOINTMENTS
A. UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF FASO
Are appointed Counselors to the Superior Council of Communication (CSC):
On behalf of the Presidency of Faso:
- Mr. Wendingoudi Louis Modeste OUEDRAOGO, Mle 110 789 V, Jurist, 1st class, 10th echelon;
- Mr. Idrissa OUEDRAOGO, Communicator;
- Mr. Issa Laknapin Alexandre ZOU, Mle 39 132 F, Certified high school and college teacher, 1st grade, 9th echelon.
On behalf of the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT):
- Mrs. Tonssira Myriam Corine SANOU, Mle 245 757 A, Assistant Professor, category P, 1st echelon;
- Mr. Wendouaga Serge Parfait COMPAORE, Mle 111 269 D, Computer engineer.
On behalf of the Constitutional Council (CC):
- Mr. Issaka Yves OUEDRAOGO, Mle 130 464 T, Magistrate, 1st grade, 3rd echelon.
On behalf of the Professional Associations representing the media and communication:
- Mr. Abdoulaye TAO, Journalist;
- Mr. Abdoul Karim Ouelezan BANAO, Journalist;
- Mrs. Aïcha DABRE, Communicator.
B. UNDER THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION, CULTURE, ARTS, AND TOURISM
- Mr. Yirmalè Frédéric SOME, Mle 98 284 G, Advisor in science and information and communication techniques, 1st class, 3rd echelon, is appointed Director General of Communication and Media.
C. UNDER THE MINISTRY OF TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATION, DECENTRALIZATION, AND SECURITY
- Mr. Thomas YAMPA, Mle 220 666 G, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary-General of the Plateau-Central region;
- Mr. Idrissa GANSONRE, Mle 118 961 R, Civil Administrator, is appointed High Commissioner of the Sanmatenga province;
- Mrs. Salimata OUEDRAOGO/SANOU, Mle 97 289 R, Civil Administrator, is appointed High Commissioner of the Boulkiemdé province;
- Mr. Silas NACANABO, employee number 212 088 D, civil administrator, is appointed High Commissioner of Gourma province;
- Mr. Drissa HEMA, employee number 105 184 R, civil administrator, is appointed High Commissioner of Noumbiel province;
- Mr. Abdoul Kader KONGZABRE, employee number 220 621 K, civil administrator, is appointed Secretary-General of the Banwa province;
– Madame Asséta KOANDA, Mle 91 605 W, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary General of Balé Province;
– Mr. Pasnewindé OUEDRAOGO, Mle 220 630 N, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary General of Sanmatenga Province;
– Mr. Lallé Siaka YAO, Mle 220 647 H, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary General of Boulgou Province;
– Mr. Martin ZOUNDI, Mle 220 651 T, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary General of Tapoa Province;
– Mr. Sombéniwendé NIKIEMA, Mle 212 091 H, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary General of Houet Province;
– Mr. Lassané GUIGMA, Mle 200 305 B, Administrative Secretary, is appointed Prefect of the Pompoï department, Balé Province;
– Mr. Sibiri NEYA, Mle 112 019 V, Police Lieutenant, is appointed Prefect of the Bagassi department, Balé Province;
– Mr. Abdoulaye ZANGRE, Mle 247 523 S, Civil Administrator, is appointed Prefect of the Komki-Ipala department, Kadiogo Province;
– Mr. Achille KAMBOU, Mle 324 293 H, Administrative Secretary, is appointed Prefect of the Yargo department, Kouritenga Province;
– Mr. Benoit TIEMTORE, Mle 200 372 S, Civil Administrator, is appointed Prefect of the Pouytenga department, Kouritenga Province;
- Mr. Mamadou COULIBALY, ID No. 116 976 G, Administrative Secretary, is appointed as Prefect of the Sanga Department, Koulpélogo Province;
- Mr. Jean SARE, ID No. 212 114 C, Civil Administrator, is appointed as Prefect of the Yargatenga Department, Koulpélogo Province;
- Mr. Salfo YANTA, ID No. 212 140 P, Administrative Secretary, is appointed as Prefect of the Bourzanga Department, Bam Province;
- Mr. Souleymane IRA, ID No. 83 876 J, Administrative Secretary, is appointed as Prefect of the Bougnounou Department, Ziro Province;
- Mr. Ourobè DIOMA, ID No. 247 526 A, Civil Administrator, is appointed as Prefect of the Sapouy Department, Ziro Province;
- Mr. Boukary PORGO, ID No. 344 693 W, Civil Administrator, is appointed as Prefect of the Kombissiri Department, Bazèga Province;
- Mr. Illassa DIANDA, ID No. 279 183 N, Civil Administrator, is appointed as Prefect of the Pô Department, Nahouri Province;
- Mr. Issa TIENDREBEOGO, ID No. 229 991 L, Administrative Secretary, is appointed as Prefect of the Gogo Department, Zoundwéogo Province;
- Mr. Yazouma Bérenger BIHOUN, ID No. 76 155 Y, Civil Administrator, is appointed as Prefect of the Manga Department, Zoundwéogo Province;
- Mr. Pièrre KAFANDO, Chief Warrant Officer of the armed forces, is appointed as Prefect of the Nobéré Department, Zoundwéogo Province;
– Mr. Ali GONDE, ID No. 98 058 N, Administrative Secretary, is appointed as Prefect of the Thion Department, Gnagna Province;
– Mr. Hadé Souleymane DARANKOUM, ID No. 105 264 C, Administrative Secretary, is appointed as Prefect of Matiacoali, Gourma Province;
– Mr. Tounani SANGARE, ID No. 105 204 M, Administrative Secretary, is appointed as Prefect of the Tibga Department, Gourma Province;
– Mr. Moustapha SANON, ID No. 303 884 L, Civil Administrator, is appointed as Prefect of the Pama Department, Kompienga Province.
D. ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REGIONAL COOPERATION, AND BURKINABE ABROAD
– Mrs. Estelle Pélagie Passamouindin SEGDA/GANGO, ID No. 104 411 H, Foreign Affairs Counselor, 1st class, 10th scale, is appointed as Consul General of Burkina Faso in New York (United States of America).
E. ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, FINANCE AND PROSPECTIVE
– Mr. Vieux Abdoul Rachid SOULAMA, ID No. 58 436 H, Financial Services Administrator, 1st class, 13th scale, is appointed as Secretary-General;
– Mrs. Brigitte Marie Suzanne COMPAORE/YONI, ID No. 59 641 G, Financial Services Administrator, 1st class, 11th scale, is appointed as Director General of Budget;
– Mr. Ahmadé Nour GUENDA, ID No. 204 606 J, Economist, 1st class, 10th scale, is appointed as Director General of the Burkinabe Fund for Economic and Social Development (FBDES);
– Mr. Mahama BELEM, ID No. 112 466 G, Treasury Inspector, 1st class, 5th scale, is appointed as Principal Accountant in cash and securities of the Virtual University of Burkina Faso (UV-BF);
– Mr. Ousséni ZOUNGRANA, ID No. 51 229 A, Financial Services Controller, 1st class, 9th scale, is appointed as Principal Accountant of materials for the Commission on Informatics and Liberties (CIL);
– Mr. Moumouni TRAORE, ID No. 245 227 B, Treasury Inspector, 1st class, 5th scale, is appointed as Provincial Treasurer of Ioba;
– Mr. Sami SON, ID No. 208 036 R, Treasury Inspector, 1st class, 7th scale, is appointed as Provincial Treasurer of Sissili;
– Mrs. Tinga Mariette RAMDE/YAMEOGO, ID No. 59 898 U, Treasury Inspector, 1st class, 5th scale, is appointed as Provincial Treasurer of Ziro.
A. ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL RESOURCES, AND FISHERIES
- Mr. Bienvenu ZONOU, ID No. 25 730 J, Researcher-teacher, Assistant Professor, category P3, top grade, 1st step, is appointed Mission Officer;
- Mr. Diakalia SON, ID No. 207 956 C, Assistant Professor, category P, intermediate grade, 2nd step, is appointed Head of Budgetary Program 076 “Prevention and Crisis Management of Food and Nutritional Crises,” in addition to his functions as Executive Secretary of the National Food Security Council (SE-CNSA);
- Mr. Jean SIMPORE, ID No. 33 741 U, Livestock Engineer, 1st class, 10th step, is appointed Head of Budgetary Program 081 “Securing and Sustainable Management of Pastoral Resources,” in conjunction with his duties as Technical Advisor to the Minister Delegate for Animal Resources;
- Mr. Moustapha Alassane TASSEMBEDO, ID No. 207 965 L, Fisheries Engineer, 1st class, 4th step, is appointed Head of Budgetary Program 084 “Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture Productions,” in addition to his role as Director General of Fisheries Resources;
- Mr. Hypolitte TIENDREBEOGO, ID No. 248 045 J, Socio-Economist Engineer, 1st class, 6th step, is appointed Director for the Economic Promotion of Agro-Pastoral and Fisheries Sectors.
B. ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC HYGIENE
- Mr. Koueyandé Joseph SOUBEIGA, ID No. 119 724 M, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Doctor, category U1, 7th step, is appointed Director General of Health and Public Hygiene;
- Mr. Romain SANDWIDI, ID No. 359 711 G, Advisor in Science and Techniques of Information and Communication, 1st class, 3rd step, is appointed Director of Communication and Press Relations.
C. ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION
- Mr. Koussao SOME, ID No. 43 357 K, Research Master, category P2, is appointed Director General of the National Agency for Biosecurity (ANB);
- Mr. Yaya KY, ID No. 363 164 M, Researcher-teacher, Assistant Professor, is appointed Mission Officer, replacing Mr. Bouboukary BARRY;
- Mrs. Annick Lydie Djouma PIKBOUGOUM/ZINGUE OUATTARA, ID No. 47 709 B, High School and College Professor, 1st class, 15th step, is appointed Mission Officer, replacing Mr. Richard SAWADOGO;
- Mr. Tiguiane YELEMOU, ID No. 110 981 T, Full Professor in Computing, category P1, initial grade, 3rd step, is appointed Mission Officer of the University Center of Banfora;
- Mr. Nag-Tiero Roland MEDA, ID No. 241 863 T, Researcher-teacher, category P, 1st grade, 1st step, is appointed Mission Officer of the University Center of Gaoua;
- Mr. Moumouni ZOUNGRANA, ID No. 42 608 X, Associate Professor, category P2, 1st class, 2nd step, is appointed Director of Higher Education Quality Assurance;
- Mr. Abou ZOURE, ID No. 118 971 M, Civil Administrator first class at the eighth level, is appointed as a Policy Analyst
