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“The State did not grant a subsidy, we also did not ask” (El Hadj Boubacar Kouanda)

The press conference for the official launch of hajj 2023 by the hajj follow-up committee was held this Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Ouagadougou. The cost of the hajj and the dates of the various flights were at the heart of the exchanges.

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128 travel agencies will transport a total of 8,143 pilgrims. This was announced by El hadj Boubacar Kouanda, president of the national committee for monitoring the pilgrimage to Mecca.

This year, it is necessary to pay the sum of 3 million 593 thousand CFA francs to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, indicated the president of the national committee for monitoring the pilgrimage to Mecca.

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This sum, according to him, includes Saudi services, visas, insurance, ground services, the short return ticket, “everything is included except individual road costs”, assured Boubacar Kouanda.

Moreover, “This year, the State did not grant a subsidy to the Hajj, we also did not ask. On the contrary, we are contributing to support the State in the management of internally displaced persons”said the president of the national committee for monitoring the pilgrimage to Mecca, Boubacar Kouanda.

“The departure of the first pilgrims is scheduled from June 4 to June 18, 2023 and the return from July 4 to July 18, 2023,” he said in conclusion.

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