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Former Burkinabè captain Lassané Sawadogo receives 2 million CFA francs

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Former Burkinabè captain Lassané Sawadogo won the grand prize for best civic engagement, worth 2 million CFA francs and a certificate. The jury recognised his commitment to serving citizenship at the Nuit des Étoiles du Faso, according to Lefaso.net.

Lassané Sawadogo, a retired captain in the Burkinabè army, received the grand prize for best civic engagement, awarded by President Ibrahim Traoré. He was given a trophy, a certificate and a cheque for two million CFA francs, according to Lefaso.

The second prize, awarded by the prime minister, went to Julio Lucrèce Bazi. The jury praised the thousands of kilometres covered by the motorcyclist on Burkina Faso’s roads, as well as his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro, Lefaso reports.

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