Burkina Faso, like many African countries, was once a French colony. Although the country eventually gained its independence, it was still largely controlled by France. Corrupt leaders made deals with the French permitting the latter to exploit the country’s national resources. Example: Burkina Faso has productive gold mines. These mines were once controlled by the French who took 95% of the profit leaving Burkina Faso only 5%. And this was pretty much the story for all their other resources. No wonder the country was poor and, to survive, many of the Burkinabè people were forced to migrate.

In 2022, the military seized control of Burkina Faso and made Captain Ibrahim Traoré its leader. Thirty-six years old and a military officer, Traoré studied geology at the University of Ouagadougou before becoming part of a UN peacekeeping force in Mali. But once back home, Traoré became disillusioned and angered by politicians who, thanks to bribes, became rich while regular citizens continued to lacked the very basics. He was also unhappy about the country’s inability to contain the Jihadist insurgency.

Traoré’s main objective became that of providing sovereignty for his people. He started by kicking out the ex-colonists so the country could reappropriate its natural resources and begin creating fiscal independence. Because Burkina Faso wants to be debt free and independent.

He who feeds you controls you.

The Chinese have also been instrumental in helping the Burkinabè produce their own EV. Maybe Tesla should be afraid as Burkina Faso joins Africa’s electric vehicle market with launch of new EV brand. And Burkina Faso doesn’t need to invade other countries for transitional minerals as they have their own.

China seems to be very interested in helping Africa progress as a continient. They are using soft power to become a part of it all.

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Sovereignty also means being able to feed yourself. One problem many African countries have is that of desertification. So now Africa is creating a Great Green Wall to combat desertification in the Sahel region by planting a wall of trees.
China is a leader in the regreening of deserts and an innovator in agriculture. The Chinese have shared their knowledge with the Burkinabè enabling them to produce a record harvest. So much so that Traoré told the US that they didn’t need their aid. Furthermore, Traoré said he was going to help feed other Africans.

So what will the western world do when African nations become sovereign?

See: The Great Green Wall of Africa +
China has also helped Burkina Faso to innovate their agricultural system.

When France had control over Burkina Faso and other ex-colonies, the only airline permitted to fly from Europe to that part of Africa was Air France. Then Traoré kicked the airlines out and the airline’s profits plummeted.

See: Desperate, Air France is doing its best to make a comeback.…Burkina Faso sets condition to resume Air France flights + Why are ex-colonies in Africa so important to France?

With all their natural resources, there is no reason for the people of Burkina Faso to live in poverty. Much of the African immigration so many western countries complain about can be blamed directly on colonists whose greed deprived the Africans of their natural resources.

If the Western world doesn’t want immigrants, then they should stop ripping off the countries these immigrants come from. If the west would stop depriving people of their natural resources, maybe people could stay at home to earn a living.

There is so much going on in Burkina Faso. Why have I not heard about what they’re doing on mainstream news?

One thing to look out for when reading the news now is any reference to rare earth minerals. It used to be that macho countries would find a pretext to invade another country for the oil. But oil is becoming demodè whereas rare earth metals are trending because of their techno importance.

See: What are rare earth metals? Why they’re in demand, environmental impact +

The Chinese have also been instrumental in helping the Burkinabè produce their own EV.
See: Burkina Faso joins Africa’s electric vehicle market with launch of new EV brand +

The Japanese introduced the “Do-nu” technology to the Burkinabè to help facilitate the construction of rural roads. Gunny bags filled with soil or gravel are laid down as bricks to construct roads.
See: DO-NOU TECHNOLOGY +

Water for everyone
See: the Burkina Faso water supply & sanitation program Project

(from “Red Dress with Flowers” © 2025)

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