Business leader donates food and equipment to Bam VDPs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on AIB
Burkinabè business leader Harouna Sawadogo gave the Zimtanga Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland two tonnes of rice, sugar, coffee and 100,000 CFA francs, as well as security equipment. The donation was made on 30 October 2026 in Kongoussi, in Bam Province, and praised by High Commissioner Karim Ouédraogo, reports AIB.
The CEO of Serval Sécurité, Harouna Sawadogo, has donated food, 100,000 CFA francs and security equipment to the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland (VDPs) of Zimtanga, in Burkina Faso’s Bam Province. The donation was made on 30 October in Kongoussi, according to the Burkina Information Agency (AIB).
The donation includes two tonnes of rice, two cartons of sugar and two cartons of Nescafé. The 100,000 CFA francs are intended for the purchase of condiments, while the security equipment is to be delivered to the VDPs in the coming days.
Bam High Commissioner Karim Ouédraogo praised the support and invited the public to contribute to security and development. The donation was presented by Issa Kinda, chair of the board of the Kongoussi Popular Savings Fund, on behalf of Harouna Sawadogo. A VDP representative said the business leader had supported them since they began their commitment.
