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Pupils receive awards

Joint celebration of African Union Day and the 48th anniversary of ECOWAS Pupils receive awards As part of the joint celebration of African Union Day and the 48th anniversary of ECOWAS, the ECOWAS Centre for Youth and Sports Development organised an inter-school public speaking competition. As a reminder, nine secondary schools from the city of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, took part in this event, which enabled pupils to engage in a debate on regional integration and the role of ECOWAS in conflict prevention and management. Following the final, which took place on 27 May, the awards ceremony held on 2 June was attended by Burkina Faso’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, the ECOWAS Resident Representative and the Director of the CDJS. Notre Dame de l’Espérance Ave Maria Secondary School, which impressed the jury with a score of 80.37 out of 100, received trophies and 400,000 CFA francs. The Saint Viateur School Group, which came second with 76.87 out of 100, received 300,000 CFA francs. The Bambata Municipal Secondary School, which scored 76.5 points, received 200,000 CFA francs.