Two years of Ibrahim Traore, President of #BurkinaFaso.
As amazing as these achievements are, the country needs ORGANIZATION and ADMINISTRATION to truly succeed, and not a one-man-run government. He should drive his reformation toward that end where the people collectively address their development needs and wants.
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🇧🇫 Two years of Ibrahim Traore, President of #BurkinaFaso.
- Burkina Faso’s #GDP grew from approximately $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion.
- He rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He said: “Africa does not need the World Bank, the IMF, Europe or America.” (absolutely factual).
- He reduced the salaries of ministers and MPs by 30% and increased the salaries of civil servants by 50%.
- He paid off Burkina Faso’s local debts.
- He founded two tomato processing factories, the first in Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, he opened a state-of-the-art gold mine to improve local processing capabilities.
- He stopped the export of unrefined gold from Burkina Faso to Europe.
- He built a second cotton processing factory in Burkina Faso. Previously, the country had only one.
- He opened the first National Artisanal Cotton Processing Support Center to help local cotton farmers.
- He banned the wearing of British legal wigs and gowns in local courts and introduced traditional Burkinabe clothing.
- He prioritized agriculture by distributing over 400 tractors, 239 tillers, 710 motor pumps, and 714 motorcycles to boost production and support rural stakeholders.
- It provided access to improved seeds and other agricultural inputs to maximize agricultural production.
- Tomato production in Burkina Faso increased from 315,000 metric tons in 2022 to 360,000 metric tons in 2024.
- Millet production increased from 907,000 metric tons in 2022 to 1.1 million metric tons in 2024.
- Rice production increased from 280,000 metric tons in 2022 to 326,000 metric tons in 2024.
- He banned French military operations in Burkina Faso.
- He banned French media in Burkina Faso.
- He expelled French troops from Burkina Faso.
- His government is building new roads, widening existing ones, and upgrading dirt roads to paved surfaces.
- He is building a new airport, Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport, which is expected to be completed in 2025 with a capacity for 1 million passengers per year.
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