Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as its military-led government seeks greater economic sovereignty after severing ties with traditional Western partners. “From now on, gold from ...

The national gold refinery, Raffinor, marks what the presidency called “a historic step in Burkina Faso’s quest for economic ...

Burkina Faso is a major African gold producer but has struggled to regulate informal mining.

Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as President Ibrahim Traoré pushes to process more of the West African ...