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Burkina Faso Expands State Control Over Mines Amid Economic Reforms

The Burkinabè government intends to nationalize more foreign-owned mines to secure a larger share of revenue from Burkina Faso’s gold resources, according to Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. The country is expanding its control over mines through the state-run Société de Participation Minière du Burkina (SOPAMIB), which recently acquired two gold mines previously owned by […]source




