- Burkina Faso’s GDP grew from approximately $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion.
- He has rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He said, “Africa doesn’t need the World Bank, IMF, Europe, or America.”
- He reduced the salaries of ministers and parliamentarians by 30% and increased the salaries of civil servants by 50%.
- He paid off Burkina Faso’s local debts.
- He established two tomato processing plants, the first-ever in Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art gold mine to enhance local processing capabilities.
- He stopped the export of unrefined Burkina Faso gold to Europe.
- He built Burkina Faso’s second cotton processing plant. Previously, the country had only one.
- He opened the first-ever National Support Center for Artisanal Cotton Processing to assist local cotton farmers.
- He banned the wearing of British legal wigs and gowns in local courts and introduced traditional Burkinabé attire.
- He prioritized agriculture by distributing over 400 tractors, 239 tillers, 710 motor pumps, and 714 motorcycles to boost production and support rural stakeholders.
- He provided access to improved seeds and other farm inputs to maximize agricultural output.
- Tomato production in Burkina Faso increased from 315,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 360,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
- Millet production rose from 907,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 1.1 million metric tonnes in 2024.
- Rice production increased from 280,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 326,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
- He banned French military operations in Burkina Faso.
- He banned French media in Burkina Faso.
- He expelled French troops from Burkina Faso.
- His government is constructing new roads, widening existing ones, and upgrading gravel roads to paved surfaces.
- He is building a new airport, the Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport, which is expected to be completed in 2025.
In two Years of President Ibrahim Traoré
