While attending the May 9 military parade in Moscow, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9, emphasized the symbolic significance of the event, which he said serves as a reminder of the role Africans played in World War II. He praised the strength of ties with Russia, particularly in the areas of security, education, healthcare, and trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Traor\u00e9, Burkina Faso aims to deepen scientific exchanges and train more engineers and technicians as part of a broader strategy to build a national industrial base and achieve self-sufficiency. \u201cWe want to establish technical universities similar to those in Russia on our own soil,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The head of the transition government also noted that Burkina Faso is projecting a 5.6% growth rate in 2025, driven by the gold mining sector as well as an ambitious agricultural push aimed at self-sufficiency and exports. \u201cWe plow the fields of new farmers free of charge and invest in water management to enable multiple harvests a year,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country also plans to reclaim control of its mining industry and focus on local resource processing. In addition, a key strategic goal is to halt the importation of products like wheat, for which Burkina Faso has already begun domestic production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the security front, Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 warned that what is happening in Burkina Faso \u201cis not terrorism\u2014it\u2019s imperialism.\u201d He accused unnamed foreign powers of backing the armed groups operating in the region, asserting that \u201cforeign trainers are teaching terrorists how to handle explosives and drones.\u201d In his view, these conflicts are being sustained in order to stifle the Sahel\u2019s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AES currency: a strategic path to sovereignty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked about the ongoing integration of AES member states\u2014Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger\u2014Captain Traor\u00e9 underscored that \u201ca common AES currency is a necessity.\u201d Although no specific timeline was given, he confirmed that the process is already underway. Efforts are in progress to harmonize the diplomatic, economic, and security policies of the three member countries. \u201cWe\u2019re moving methodically because each country is at a different stage,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Burkinab\u00e8 president also confirmed that other nations have expressed interest in joining the alliance, though he stressed that any expansion would have to wait until the foundation is fully solidified. He criticized what he described as France\u2019s condescending attitude toward African countries, denouncing paternalistic approaches and biased coverage by Western media. He called for \u201can awakening of African consciousness\u201d and urged local media outlets to play an active role in reshaping the African narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While attending the May 9 military parade in Moscow, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9, emphasized the symbolic significance of the event, which he said serves as a reminder of the role Africans played in World War II. He praised the strength of ties with Russia, particularly in the areas of security, education, healthcare, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":528701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"pays":[121],"personnalite":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-528968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-policy-news-benews","8":"pays-burkina-faso-west-africa"},"acf":{"type_de_publication":"opinion","nom_de_linstitution":"","description_de_linstitution":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528968"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528970,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528968\/revisions\/528970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528968"},{"taxonomy":"pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pays?post=528968"},{"taxonomy":"personnalite","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/personnalite?post=528968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}