Saturday, April 18, 2026
Res Gestae ,Accomplishments , of Revolutionary Burkina Faso
AES military force. But here is what is
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happening simultaneously on every day
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that does not make international
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headlines. Operation La Maska, Ice Wall,
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has reclaimed dozens of towns from
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jihadist groups in Burkina Fazo's north.
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When Trayor took power, terrorist groups
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controlled 40% of the country's
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territory. By the end of 2025,
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government control had been pushed backcontrolled 40% of the country's
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territory. By the end of 2025,
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government control had been pushed back
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to 75%. Families who had fled are
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returning. Farms that had been abandoned
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are being cultivated again. Burkina Fazo
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achieved food self-sufficiency in 2025
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for the first time in a generation.
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Mechanization, improved seeds, direct
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state support to farmers. A country that
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had been dependent on humanitarian foodprocessed there for Western profit. Five
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major foreignowned gold mining assets
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were nationalized in June 2025. The
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resulting revenue was used to reduce
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Burkina Fazo's domestic debt by a
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quarter. And in March 2026, Burkina Fazo
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launched a $64 billion national
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development plan for 2026 to 2030. The
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largest economic program in Sahel
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history. 2/3 of it funded domestically.
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No IMF, no World Bank, no conditions
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from the people who spent 60 years
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setting those conditions. A new
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international airport, a technological
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university, road construction brigades,
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healthcare infrastructure expansion.
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Trayor returned to this work the morning
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after his January press conference.
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There were no celebrations, no victory
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speeches. The press conference had been
No IMF, no World Bank, no conditions
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