Burkina Faso Junta Opens Country's First Gold Refinery to Retain Mining Value Domestically

Burkina Faso's military leader has inaugurated the country's first gold refinery, backed by an $18 million investment, in a resource-nationalism move designed to capture more value from the country's gold production onshore. The development is being read as a continent-wide signal for how resource-rich African governments under junta leadership may pursue domestic value-addition strategies.