Sahel
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Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery as Traoré Presses Sovereignty Agenda
Captain Ibrahim Traoré has opened Burkina Faso’s first gold refinery, the clearest economic break yet from its old reliance on foreign processing. The political…
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Burkina Faso Can Refine Its Own Gold Now. The Next Gate Is in London.
Burkina Faso can now refine its own gold. Selling it on the world’s main market means passing London’s volume, money, and sourcing tests, and…
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CARICOM’s Updated 10-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice: What It Demands and Why
The CARICOM Reparations Commission has updated its landmark Ten-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice, broadening its scope beyond economics to address gender-based violence, psychological trauma,…
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Burkina Faso Severs All Diplomatic Ties with France, Effective Immediately
Burkina Faso’s military government announced Friday it has severed all diplomatic relations with France, effective immediately, accusing Paris of neocolonial ambitions and active support…