A close look at Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traore

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Since Burkina Faso gained independence in 1960, the country never had any gold reserves despite being the 3rd biggest site for gold exploration in Africa and 4th biggest gold producer in Africa, all its gold was taken to mostly France.

Captain Ibrahim Traore came into power nationalized several gold mines, built a gold processing factory and on the last month of 2024 his government showcased an extracted 93 kilograms of gold from 142 tonnes of fine coal.

"I don't understand why we need foreign nationals or experts to mine our gold, when we could do it ourselves" - Captain Ibrahim Traore.

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The Director General of Taxes in Burkina Faso, gave his verdict on the ECONOMY and taxes raised in FASO, this evening, and it was very Positive :

The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) hosted a press conference on Friday, January 10, 2025, on the occasion of its 10th fiscal year. This accountability meeting allowed the DGI to present its results for the 2024 fiscal year and the outlook for the year 2025, to present the new tax measures of the finance law for the execution of the State budget, fiscal year 2025.

1.480 Trillion CFA francs mobilized in 2024, compared to 1.368 Trillion in 2023.

This marks a whopping 113 Billion CFA increase in revenue from 2023, or something close to 10% increase in revenue.

The efforts of Captain Traore in diversifying the ECONOMY from just mine or Cotton based, is starting to reap dividends.

Agriculture is forecast to count for about 20% of Burkina Faso Economy growth in this financial year.

Critics of Traore have accused him of many things, but economic mismanagement has never been one of the charges.

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Chad, Benin and Togo "have an interest in getting closer" to the AES

Moussa Hissein Moussa, a journalist and Pan-Africanist researcher, explains the role of the AES in reducing terrorist attacks: borders being obstacles, "it is thanks to the establishment of the AES which also includes the pooling of Burkinabe, Nigerian and Malian forces which made this possible".
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Burkina-Ghana: "We are at the beginning of a new cooperative relationship"

This was declared by the newly sworn-in Ghanaian President 🇬🇭 at the end of his audience with Ibrahim Traoré 🇧🇫 , on the day of his inauguration, January 7.

The two heads of state expressed their intention to strengthen trade ties for the benefit of mutual economic development.

John Dramani Mahama stressed that Burkinabe and Ghanaians are the same people "divided by colonization."

Finally, the Ghanaian President expressed his solidarity with Burkina Faso regarding the security challenges it is currently facing:

"We must stand in solidarity with the people of Burkina Faso and work together to bring peace back to Burkina Faso. Because without peace, there can be no development."

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Chad, Benin and Togo "have an interest in getting closer" to the AES

Moussa Hissein Moussa, a journalist and Pan-Africanist researcher, explains the role of the AES in reducing terrorist attacks: borders being obstacles, "it is thanks to the establishment of the AES which also includes the pooling of Burkinabe, Nigerian and Malian forces which made this possible".
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28 Beninese soldiers died in a Terrorist attack yesterday in Northern Benin, at the Triple point zone, which connects Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso.

40 Terrorists were also eliminated in the process.

My thoughts and prayers to the families of our Beninese brethren, who paid the ultimate price in the fight against terrorism.

I hope common sense will prevail within the Talon governmen

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US helicopter crashes in Benin, on a mission. What were they doing there? Who were they rescuing?:

An S-61 helicopter, registered N703NH and belonging to AFRICOM (United States Africa Command), crashed this Friday, January 10, 2025 in the district of Sèdjè Dénou, located in the commune of Zè, in the south of Benin.
The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m.The helicopter, coming from Parakou , had already encountered a technical failure that had been repaired before the crash. Fortunately, the four crew members on board escaped unharmed .
According to information reported by Bip Radio , the aircraft was engaged in a medical and logistical evacuation mission . Although it is of American origin, AFRICOM has not yet officially communicated on the exact circumstances of the incident or on the precise mission carried out in Beninese territory.

Has Benin been lying to us ?

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Human trafficking disguised as job offers dismantled in Burkina Faso

A vast network of scammers from several African countries operated under the cover of the QNET company. An operation led by the criminal cell of the gendarmerie made it possible to dismantle it. 14 of its leaders were presented to the press this Tuesday in Ouagadougou.

💻 The suspects used social media to attract mainly young people aged 17 to 25. They promised them lucrative contracts in football training centres in Ghana or well-paid jobs in Europe, reports the local press.

Then they would sequester the victims and take away their mobile phones. The victims' families were forced to pay large sums of between two and five million CFA francs.

💰 After receiving the money, the criminals cut their victims off from the rest of the world. Starving and traumatized, the young people often lost their lives due to the harsh conditions of detention.

More than 160 victims have been counted, including:

🇲🇱 11 Malians,
🇬🇳 21 Guineans,
🇨🇲 16 Cameroonians,
🇨🇫 3 Central Africans,
🇨🇮 4 Ivorians,
🇳🇪 6 Nigerians,
🇹🇬 15 Togolese,
🇧🇫 6 Burkinabe,
🇧🇯 78 Beninese.

These young people were released and returned to their families.


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Seven tons of drugs intercepted: Burkinabe customs report for the end of December 2024 – beginning of January 2025

Three major seizures of Indian hemp and amphetamines, worth a total of USD 1.8 million, were made during this period, according to the authority.

➡️ On December 27, 2024, 6,072 kg of amphetamines were seized on the Bobo-Faramana axis. The batch was hidden in a truck heading to Mali.

➡️ On January 3, 2025, on the same route, a truck transporting 870 kg of Indian hemp was intercepted.

➡️ On January 4, 2025, customs officers discovered 44.2 kg of Indian hemp in a public transport vehicle coming from Togo.

❗️ "The 914 kg seized could be enough to supply up to 914,000 individual doses," customs said.

Furthermore, the profits generated by this illegal trade are used to finance criminal and even terrorist networks, the authority points out.

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🇲🇱🇳🇪🇧🇫 Synergy, good intelligence, single army: the head of Burkinabe diplomacy on the progress concerning the defense of #AES .

🎙 A lot has been done on the security front, notes Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, guest on Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Burkina (RTB).

"The latest: the establishment of this unified Sahel force which demonstrates how our armies have managed to work in harmony and in synergy," he explains.

The minister emphasizes that the troops of the three countries feel "in a single space", wherever they are. Before, it was difficult for Burkina to pursue terrorists beyond its borders, he recalls.

The three members of the AES also pooled logistical resources, which resulted in a "greater intervention capacity".

🤝 On the diplomatic side, "the barriers between the three countries have been removed," the senior official emphasizes. He claims to have regular consultations with his Malian and Nigerian counterparts.

📈 As for the development aspect, "there is not a single sectoral department that is not in contact with another department in Mali and Niger," says Mr. Traoré.

"From last July 6 until now, there have been enormous steps taken at the operational level. And these steps are being increasingly coordinated with the institutional architecture that is gradually being put in place," he concludes.

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In two Years of President Ibrahim Traoré 🇧🇫

1. Burkina Faso's GDP grew from approximately $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion.

2. He has rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He said, "Africa doesn't need the World Bank, IMF, Europe, or America."

3. He reduced the salaries of ministers and parliamentarians by 30% and increased the salaries of civil servants by 50%.

4. He paid off Burkina Faso's local debts.

5. He established two tomato processing plants, the first-ever in Burkina Faso.

6. In 2023, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art gold mine to enhance local processing capabilities.

7. He stopped the export of unrefined Burkina Faso gold to Europe.

8. He built Burkina Faso’s second cotton processing plant. Previously, the country had only one.

9. He opened the first-ever National Support Center for Artisanal Cotton Processing to assist local cotton farmers.

10. He banned the wearing of British legal wigs and gowns in local courts and introduced traditional Burkinabé attire.

11. He prioritized agriculture by distributing over 400 tractors, 239 tillers, 710 motor pumps, and 714 motorcycles to boost production and support rural stakeholders.

12. He provided access to improved seeds and other farm inputs to maximize agricultural output.

13. Tomato production in Burkina Faso increased from 315,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 360,000 metric tonnes in 2024.

14. Millet production rose from 907,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 1.1 million metric tonnes in 2024.

15. Rice production increased from 280,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 326,000 metric tonnes in 2024.

16. He banned French military operations in Burkina Faso.

17. He banned French media in Burkina Faso.

18. He expelled French troops from Burkina Faso.

19. His government is constructing new roads, widening existing ones, and upgrading gravel roads to paved surfaces.

20. He is building a new airport, the Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport, which is expected to be completed in 2025.

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Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso, is creating jobs for the youths in his country, he is not sending them abroad to work for other countries

This is an investment project of approximately 60 billion CFA francs, of which 25 billion CFA francs have already been invested.

The new Coca-Cola Burkina Bottling Company, largely carried out by Burkinabe companies, covers an area of ​​6.7 ha, of which 2.5 ha have already been built. The company has donated approximately 05 billion 300 million CFA francs for the peace effort for the year 2023

According to the company's CEO, Mrs. Caroline Estelle OUEDRAOGO, for the first phase, the project generated 105 direct jobs and ultimately plans to create 500 to 600 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs.

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Thanks to Captain Traore, for the innovation in the Gold industry. Burkina Faso are now producing Gold at 99% purity. They are also making $1200 per ounce of Gold sold overseas , compared to the $300 that France used to pay them.

Africans have never been poor, we just lack good leadership.

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🇧🇫The displaced people of Watara Burkina Faso, who suffered so much from terrorism, organised a big rally today to thank Captain Traore:

What the French were unable to do, Captain Traore has done.

In August 2023, Terrorists killed 20 people in the village of Watara, then Captain Traore put his foot down, and promised the people he would rid their village of these venoms, and that is precisely what he did.

The people came out in force to express their gratitude and expose the lies of the Western foreign media.

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