Burkina Faso's junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at home
Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré wants the country to profit more from its mineral wealth.
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"We want to refine all our metals on site... we want to have the entire value chain on site."
— Ibrahim Traoré , Politician
"This is the day we take back the keys to our own house."
— Yacouba Zabré Gouba , Politician
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Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré wants the country to profit more from its mineral wealth.
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