Burkina Faso/Banfora: The Béthanie private high school wins the 5th edition of the Cracks of the Nation competition

As part of the commemorative activities of 11-December 2020 in the city of the Black Peasant, the association Dikou, with the support of the National Assembly, organized on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, the 5th edition of the competition game the Cracks of the Nation. The ceremony was chaired by Alassane Bala Sakandé.

For this 5th edition of the competition "Cracks of the Nation", it is the private high school Bethany of Banfora which won the competition against the provincial high school Lompolo Koné. It thus won a 500,000 FCFA envelope, school supplies and numerous prizes from partners. Through this competition, the Dikou association wants to contribute to excellence and school performance. According to its national coordinator, Abraham Bayili, the competition "The Cracks of the Nation" aims to enable students to have a taste for research, to rub shoulders with each other and contribute to the search for excellence in schools.

The questions focused on general culture, science, the history of Burkina Faso, its geography, institutions and symbols, etc. The questions were mainly related to general culture, science, the history of Burkina Faso, its geography, institutions and symbols, etc. The students were asked to answer the following questions At the end of the game, the winner, the Béthanie High School in Banfora, scored 170 out of 200 points. "Usually, the event concerns all schools in the country, but with the context of insecurity and the health crisis, the association has limited the event to the Cascades region. And the contest concerned the two provinces of the region, Lerabá and Comoé," explained the promoter Abraham Bayili. Before rejoicing at the smooth running of the event in such a special context. For him, the level of students for this edition is satisfactory despite the difficulties encountered in the organization of the contest.

This ceremony, which was an opportunity to reward the winner of the National Assembly radio game, was chaired by the President of the said institution, Alassane Bala Sakandé. This radio game aims to make the institution known to the general public through its missions and its functioning. The game began on 5 December on local radio stations in the region and covered all the communes of the Cascades.

At the end of four days of broadcasting, more than 100 calls were received and a grand winner emerged. After successfully answering the various questions, the super jackpot of the game went to Souleymane Sanogo, a visually impaired person. He received a trophy, a desktop computer and a printer from Alassane Bala Sakandé.

Having been touched by the story of the winner's life and his combativeness despite his handicap, the President of the National Assembly promised to give him his personal support as well as that of his institution, through various supports especially in his sector of activity which is livestock. However, he welcomed the commitment of all actors involved in the organization of these games competitions during the festivities of 11-December in the Cascades.

Source: lefaso.net