A close look at Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traore

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A bit of background on the Ghanaian Tema Port, which has been purchased by Burkina Faso.

Ghana's Tema Port is among the Top Ten Largest Sea Ports in Africa. It had a TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) of 1 million in 2019.

It is located in South Eastern Ghana, along the Gulf of Guinea.

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Breaking News: Russian energy giant Gazprom has discovered a massive 50 billion barrels of crude oil in Burkina Faso — one of the biggest finds in recent African history.

This discovery could transform Burkina Faso’s economy, energy landscape, and geopolitical position. But it also raises major questions:
•Who will benefit from this wealth?
•How will it impact the environment and local communities?
•What role will African leaders play in negotiating fair and sustainable deals?

Africa is rich. The world knows it. Now it’s time Africans benefit from it.

#AfricaNews #BurkinaFaso #OilDiscovery #Gazprom #Energy #AfricanDevelopment #NaturalResources #Africaglobalnews

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According to grok, Burkina Faso has not discovered oil, so the the above posts, 102, 103 are UNCONFIRMED!

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🇧🇫A new footware Factory inaugurated in Burkina Faso:

Not only is Burkina Faso seeking to gain control of what it eats, the state is also seeking to take charge of what they love to wear.

A new mass flip flop factory that will provide jobs, and opportunities to the youth of the state, who make up over 60% of the population, has been inaugurated.

With a population median age of 17.7, there are more minors in Faso, than there are elders, and these people need jobs, and less import.

All the products use to produce these footware will derive from Burkina Faso.

Well done. Another inspiring news from the upright people.

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Burkina Faso🇧🇫: This Cashew processing plant employs 20,000 people.
Captain Traore is getting Africans working again, no more lost generation.

Africa will no longer be a consuming continent but a leading manufacturer.

More factories please 👏

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Burkina 🇧🇫: "President Ibrahim Traoré 🇧🇫 decides to suspend cashew exports to create value-added"

“The measure takes effect with immediate effect across the entire national territory until further notice,” according to an interdepartmental communication signed on March 28 and made public on April 2, 2025.

"With a view to making available the raw cashew nuts used as raw material by processing industrial units at the national level, export of raw cashew nuts is suspended throughout the national territory until further notice"

"This decision is part of a vision of creating value-added, jobs and economic sovereignty"

"Burkina Faso has produced an average of 200 thousand tonnes of cashews over the past five years." »

He recalls that: "This year, the authorities set the ground purchase price for raw cashew nuts to growers at 385 CFA francs (about 0.62 dollars) per kilogram, against 310 CFA franc (about 0.5 dollars) in 2024 »

Burkina Faso just can't stop making Africa proud. 🇧🇫👏🏽🇧🇫🇧🇫👏🏽🇧🇫👏🏽

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Another security and criminal detection equipment in Burkina Faso's armoury:

State of the art security system installed in Burkina Faso, to track down terrorist, criminals and smugglers.
The dividends are immediate and visible for all to see.

800 bags of cyanide, smuggled as animal feed, detected. Lorries smuggling cereals detected.
This is value 4 money.

When Traore talked about fight against corruption, he was deadly serious.

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The United States, through AFRICOM, has accused Captain Ibrahim Traoré of using Burkina Faso's gold reserves for personal protection rather than the welfare of its people. This accusation, presented during a U.S. Senate hearing, is a blatant attempt to undermine Burkina Faso's sovereignty and control over its natural resources due to their imperialist greed.

We, condemn the West's continued interference in African nations affairs and their attempts to control our resources. The EFF supports Captain Traoré's efforts to reclaim Burkina Faso's gold for the benefit of its people and to resist neo-colonial pressures.

#HandsOffBurkinaFaso

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🛑🇧🇫- “Burkina Faso gold reserves used to protect the Junta regime”- AFRICOM Commander, General Michael Langley.

Alright, this is the segment where the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mr Wicker asked General Michael Langley whether there are instances where the elite of a country uses the resources of the country to pay for services just to protect themselves, while the populace don’t benefit from it, he said. He qualified that as corruption.

General Langley answered in the affirmative and called out
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of using our resources, gold reserves to protect the “junta regime”, and that the Burkinabè people do not benefit from it.

This is what led to the press release by the Burkinabè Foreign Ministry
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to reject those unfounded accusations. The Burkinabè government says that,

“By asserting that Burkina Faso's mineral resources, as well as certain revenues from cooperation with the People's Republic of China, would not benefit the population and would instead serve to protect the “current regime,” General Langley adopted a stance that deliberately denies Burkina Faso's new sovereignist dynamic. Such frivolous, unfounded, and eminently political remarks are all the more worrying given that they were made in a parliamentary body as prestigious as the US Senate, by a senior military official.”

It goes on to say that, “The Ministry wishes to express its strong protest against these erroneous assertions, which serve no other purpose than to harm the image of the Burkinabe government, particularly with regard to the efforts made in the fight against corruption and to defend the interests of the Burkinabe people-two major priorities of the President of Faso, His Excellency Captain Ibrahim Traoré.”

The gov’t says that, “The Ministry formally denies these allegations. The concrete actions carried out on the ground demonstrate the sincere commitment of the Burkinabe authorities to driving inclusive and sustainable development. Far-reaching reforms have been undertaken in the areas of agriculture, water, infrastructure, education, and health, with the objective of better distribution of resources for the benefit of the population.” Well, I can attest to that.

The State affirms that, “Since his accession to the highest office, His Excellency Captain Ibrahim Traoré has worked resolutely to improve public governance. All revenues from mining are now returned to state coffers and are subject to rigorous and transparent management within the framework of the national budget.”

I got so many questions on my mind, but here are a few :

1. Does General Langley willfully ignore that Captain is not perceiving a salary of a President but that of a Captain of the army? If not, why is he being accused of corruption? He has given up that right and all the privileges, and yet he is being accused of corruption. Seriously?

In Burkina Faso 🇧🇫, a Captain is paid about 500,000 CFA francs ($866) per month. Tell me, how many African Presidents do you know who take this kind of salary? There’s none, and I can guarantee you that!

2. Is Burkina Faso’s gold reserves Burkina’s or America’s? I don’t understand why he is so concerned about our gold reserves being used to protect Captain. Even if this allegation was true, is it not our gold? Are we not at liberty to do as we please? Is there any problem with that?

3. Even if Burkina Faso was using its gold to pay for the protection of Captain Traoré, what’s wrong with that ? What does that concern them? Or do they wish to see him not protected like Thomas Sankara so that our enemies can easily assassinate him?

Well, sorry General! That’s not gonna happen. We will defend and protect this young man with all it takes. To all those fantasying about another 1987, let them keep dreaming!

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Why is America seemingly abandoning Cameroon, led by President Paul Biya, who is perceived as corrupt and heavily influenced by France and also a poppet of France, while attacking Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore, a symbol of African freedom? What are the Americans' intentions?
Burkina Faso's #Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, issued a statement on 15 April 2025, expressing his disagreement with derogatory remarks made by General Michael Langley, commander of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), about Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traoré. During a recent Senate Armed Services Hearing on 3 April 2025, US Senator Roger Wicker inquired about corruption and bribery connected to trade with China, prompting General Langley to respond, 'Absolutely, chairman. I see this, and I don't mind calling this out. Captain [Ibrahim] Traoré in Burkina Faso... their gold reserves are just in exchange to protect the junta regime. Biafra and Ambazonia in our blood .
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There are reports of tensions between the United States and Burkina Faso, as the Americans accuse Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the country's president, of being a dictator due to his protection of the country's gold reserves in the interest of Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, other African leaders, such as Paul Biya of Cameroon, who has been in power for over 40 years and resides in France and Switzerland, have never faced criticism from the Americans. What is your assessment of this situation? Biafra and Ambazonia in our blood .
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🇷🇺🇳🇪 Russia has taken the gold mines in Mali and Burkina Faso and now wants to take the uranium from France in Niger - Swiss-based African Think Tank INPACT

Russia's gold mining company Nordgold, which has known ties to Wagner, has secured the gold mines of Mali and Burkina Faso.

Swiss-based African Think Tank INPACT believes there is intense competition between Russia and China over the uranium mines in Niger.


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The Russian group Nordgold 🇷🇺 is increasing ⤴️ its presence in Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 by obtaining a permit to operate the Niou gold mine in the Kourwéogo province, with an expected production of 20 tons of gold over 8 years.

The permit is located "within the research permit belonging to Jilbey Burkina SARL." This company holds 85% of the shares, while the Burkinabe state holds 15% without contribution.

➡️ Nordgold already operates the Bissa and Bouly mines in the same country.

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Burkina Faso grants mining lease to Russia’s Nordgold

Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalize on record-high gold prices to strengthen an economy hit by insecurity.

The move signals deepening economic ties between Russia and Burkina Faso, as the junta that seized power in 2022 continues its pivot away from traditional Western allies towards Moscow.

The Niou gold deposit, located in the Kourweogo province of Burkina’s Plateau-Central region, covers 52.8 square kilometres (20.4 square miles) within the exploration licence area held by Jilbey Burkina, which is now owned by Nordgold. Nordgold already operates the Bissa and Bouly mines.

The council of ministers said late Thursday that the Niou mine was expected to yield approximately 20.22 metric tons of gold over its eight-year lifetime.

Jilbey Burkina will retain an 85% stake in the project, while the Burkinabe government will hold the remaining 15% without financial contribution, in accordance with the country’s new mining regulations.

The project will contribute 51.5 billion CFA francs ($89 million) to the state’s budget over its lifespan and 7.06 billion CFA francs to the state’s mineral wealth fund, the council of ministers said.

Gold prices have risen by over 25% this year, fuelled by geopolitical instability and US President Donald Trump’s trade policies.

Burkina Faso, which has been fighting Islamist militants since 2015, is a major gold producer. According to non-governmental organization Swissaid, which analyses mining, the country produced over 57 tons in 2023.

Mining companies operating there include Canada’s IAMGOLD and Endeavour Mining, and Australia’s West African Resources Ltd.

“The cooperation with Nordgold and other industrial mines is important (for Burkina’s government) as the country faces a budget crunch,” said Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel program at Germany’s Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

However, the Niou project will be located in a large artisanal mining area and might deprive the people working as artisanal miners of key income, he said.

The government said the mine could generate 204 jobs, while also helping sustain employment at the nearby Bissa Gold SA mine.

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Russia has reportedly sent special forces trained with unique skills to Burkina Faso, with explicit instructions from President Putin to safeguard the presidency of Burkina Faso, as well as Captain Ibrahim Traore.

This development comes at a time when Western powers, led by France, have converged in Ivory Coast to strategize on an invasion of Burkina Faso, alleging that Captain Ibrahim Traore has exploited Burkina Faso's gold for personal interests.

Your thoughts on this ...

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The Citizen Watch launches a vibrant call for general mobilization. On April 30, 2025, Revolution Square in Ouagadougou will resonate with the sound of Burkinabè determination. The goal? To loudly and firmly affirm unwavering support for Captain Ibrahim Traoré and his government, and to proclaim Burkina Faso’s sovereignty in the face of foreign interference.

"We will show the world that Burkina Faso is no longer a vassal, but a sovereign state that decides for its people," declared Ghislain Dabiré, spokesperson for the National Coordination of the Citizen Watch (CNAVC), in an interview with AIB.

This massive march is a direct response to the "deceitful analyses" of General Longley, described as unacceptable interference by Mr. Dabiré. "Everything President Traoré decides is the will of the Burkinabè people," he emphasized.

The warning is clear: "To reach President Ibrahim Traoré, you’ll first have to walk over the Burkinabè people." Any attempt at destabilization, from any base, is doomed to fail and will be judged by history.

The Citizen Watch spokesperson also praised the mobilization of African and African-American youth, a sign that pan-Africanism is on the move and that the days of "plunder and manipulation" are over. "Black people now hold their destiny in their hands," he concluded.

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