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Aerial view of the Raffinor-BF gold refinery facility in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

West Africa Mining

Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery in Push for Economic Sovereignty

The military-led government inaugurates a state-funded facility aimed at retaining mineral wealth domestically, part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on foreign partners and curb illicit trade linked to insurgent groups.

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