Burkina Faso's junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at home
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Burkina Faso's junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at homeImage source, Burkina Faso presidency/FacebookImage caption, Captain Ibrahim Traoré has insisted on state control over Burkina Faso's natural resourcesByWycliffe MuiaPublished26 minutes agoBurkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country's mineral wealth at home and tighten its control over one of its most important industries.Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré said the move was part of a wider effort to end the country's reliance on exporting raw materials for processing abroad."We want to refine all our metals on site...
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