Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo

Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo

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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is a prominent Burkinabé politician and government spokesperson, known for his role in communicating governmental decisions and policies. He recently gained attention for announcing the adoption of a significant bill regarding the status of traditional and customary leadership in Burkina Faso during a council meeting chaired by President Ibrahim Traoré.

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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism in Burkina Faso.

Le ministre chargé de la Communication, Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo aux journalistes de la RTB : « Vous êtes au premier plan de la guerre communicationnelle »
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-23
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism in Burkina Faso.

Dédougou : Le ministre Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo rencontre les acteurs locaux des médias
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-20
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister and Government Spokesperson who reported on the Council's decisions.

Conseil des Ministres du jeudi 18 juin 2026 : deux agents révoqués à la Police nationale pour détournement et deux décrets adoptés pour faciliter l’acquisition d’autorisations de construire et d’agréments
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-19
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Pingdwendé Gilbert OUÉDRAOGO participated in the Nuit des lauréats of the 7th edition of the Semaine Nationale des Arts et de la Culture des Universités du Burkina Faso.

SENAC-UB 2026 : « Faites de la culture et du patriotisme les piliers intangibles de votre engagement citoyen », Pingdwendé Gilbert OUEDRAOGO
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-19
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo warmly congratulated Ardiouma Soma for this distinction that honors Burkina Faso.

Prix de la Fédération internationale des archives du film : Ardiouma Soma, premier africain lauréat présente sa distinction au ministre de la Culture
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-03
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Minister Pingdwendé Gilbert OUÉDRAOGO warmly congratulated the recipient for this distinction that honors Burkina Faso.

FIAF : Ardiouma SOMA, premier africain lauréat du Prix FIAF présente sa distinction au Ministre chargé de la Culture
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-02
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He is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism and spokesperson for the government.

Montée des couleurs: les Burkinabè invités à s’interroger sur leur contribution au développement
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-02
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He is the minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism and the patron of the festival 'Wan Buamu Kien'.

Héritage ancestral : Houndé fait vibrer l’âme bwa avec « Wan Buamu Kien »
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-06-01
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Pingdwendé Gilbert OUÉDRAOGO visited the royal court of Tiébélé to celebrate local community efforts in preserving cultural heritage.

Cour royale de Tiébélé : Le ministre de la Culture salue les efforts des communautés locales dans la préservation de ce patrimoine inscrit à l’UNESCO
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-05-31
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo reported on the examination and adoption of several important decisions by the Council.

Règlementation des frais de scolarité dans les structures privées d’enseignement ( conseil des ministres)
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-05-29
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The album presentation was attended by the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo.

Musique: Smarty signe son retour avec « Elévation »
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-05-29
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He participated in the official opening ceremony of the second edition of the exhibition of Burkinabè artworks.

Coopération culturelle : le Burkina Faso valorise son patrimoine artistique auprès du corps diplomatique
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-05-28
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He is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism who sponsored the launch of the Centre culturel du Faso.

Culture : Canal Olympia Yennenga Ouaga 2000 devient le Centre culturel du Faso
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-05-27
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He co-chaired the annual review of the national development policy for the cultural, tourism, sports, and leisure sector.

Cadre sectoriel de Dialogue <> : les acteurs dressent le bilan et se penchent sur les perspectives en lien avec le Plan RELANCE
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-03-06
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Pingdwendé Gilbert OUEDRAOGO is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism of Burkina Faso.

SNC Bobo 2026 : le Ministre de la Culture du Burkina a transmis officiellement l’invitation du pays invité d’honneur à son homologue du Ghana
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-03-04
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister in charge of Communication who launched the platform 'Burkina en marche'.

Plateforme « Burkina en marche » : un mémoire de la Révolution progressiste populaire lancé
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-03-02
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo reported on the decisions made during the Council.

Burkina : Un médecin révoqué et un adjudant de police rétrogradé pour faits de corruption (Conseil des ministres)
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-26
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism who officially installed the National Organizing Committee for the 22nd edition of the National Culture Week.

22e édition de la Semaine nationale de la culture : 22 commissions pour faire de l’évènement une perfection
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-23
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism who inspected the sites for the national culture week.

22e Semaine nationale de la culture: le ministre Gilbert Ouédraogo “inspecte” les sites de la manifestation
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-23
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism who honored the tourist guides on the International Day of Tourist Guides.

Journée internationale des guides de tourisme 2026: Honneur aux guides touristiques
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-23
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He presided over the 6th cultural and artistic return organized by the national confederation of culture.

6e rentrée culturelle et artistique: les acteurs culturels invités à promouvoir la culture et les arts
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-23
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo reported on the examination and adoption of several important decisions.

Burkina Faso : Baisse historique des cas et décès liés au paludisme en 2025
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-19
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is mentioned as the spokesperson for the government and discussed the benefits of the Fonds de soutien patriotique.

Fonds de soutien patriotique: en trois ans d’existence, plus de 496 milliards recouvrés
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-19
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo presided over the graduation ceremony for beneficiaries of the cinema training program.

Formation en cinéma: 16 bénéficiaires reçoivent leurs attestations
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-19
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism accompanying the Prime Minister.

6e Festival international des cultures sahariennes d’Amdjarass : Le Premier ministre Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo à N’Djamena
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-07
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouedraogo is the Minister in charge of Culture accompanying the Prime Minister at the event.

Festival International des Cultures Sahariennes: une forte délégation du Burkina participe à l’événement en République du Tchad
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-06
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Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo is the Minister and Spokesperson for the Government.

Burkina : création de la Société Faso-Agropôle ; révocation d’agents publics coupables d’actes de corruption (Conseil des ministres)
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-05
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He is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism, who reported a global performance rate of 98.41%.

Contrat d’objectifs 2025 des ministres: l’équipe gouvernementale enregistre une performance d’environ 91%
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-04
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He is the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism who presented awards at the architecture competition for the rehabilitation of the Théâtre populaire Désiré Bonogo.

Réhabilitation du Théâtre populaire Désiré Bonogo : le MCCAT remet les prix aux lauréats du concours d’architecture
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2026-02-03
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