AdrianBryan Burkina Faso's 36-year-old President Ibrahim Traore after two years in power - Building the country's first ever gold refinery. The country received 93kg of gold extracted from 142 tonnes of mining residues in 2024. - Nationalised two gold mines for $80 million to end a legal dispute between two companies. The Government negotiated to reduce the price from $300 million to $80 million. - Built the country's first tomato processing plant - Launched the Postal Bank of Burkina Faso with a capital of $25.1 million and the Treasury Deposit Bank - Banned the use of colonial era wigs by Judges - Expelled French troops from the country - Established the country's first National Support Center for Artisanal Cotton Processing - Approved the expansion of the Bobo-Dioulasso Airport - Farmers and agricultural investors received 400 tractors, 953 motorcycles, 710 motor pumps, 10,000 tonnes of fish food, 68,964 tonnes of fertilizer, 10,000 litres of phytosanitary products and more.
