Burkina Faso opens National Integration Forum in Gaoua
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sidwaya
Burkinabe minister delegate Stella Eldine Kabré opened the ninth edition of the National Integration Forum in Gaoua on 19 October, devoted to African integration and social cohesion. The proceedings, scheduled to run until 22 October, examine in particular measures benefiting foreign communities living in Burkina Faso, Sidwaya reports.
Burkina Faso opened the ninth edition of its National Integration Forum in Gaoua on Monday 19 October 2026. The ceremony was chaired by Stella Eldine Kabré, minister delegate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to Sidwaya.
The forum runs until 22 October in the Djôrô region. Participants heard presentations on the challenges of African integration and the strengthening of social cohesion. Stella Eldine Kabré called for integration based on the sovereignty of states and the aspirations of peoples. The meeting is part of Burkina Faso’s diplomatic sequence marked by the priorities presented by Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré on 5 October, followed by the AES position in dialogue with ECOWAS, published on 16 October.
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