Burkina Faso – San Donato: A strategic partnership for national reconstruction and economic sovereignty
At a time when Burkina Faso is resolutely charting a path for the profound restructuring of its development model, the new cooperation with Gruppo San Donato holds highly strategic significance. This equitable synergy reflects a strong political act a sovereign affirmation of our will to freely choose our partners based on a logic of win-win cooperation that respects our dignity and aspirations.
By deciding to invest in healthcare, agribusiness, and green energy key sectors for the autonomy of Burkina Faso, the Gruppo San Donato is responding to a clear vision: to transform our resources locally, enhance our internal capabilities, and make development an instrument of popular sovereignty.
This commitment to investment represents a new way of conceptualizing international cooperation, moving away from a logic of dependency or assistance toward a partnership based on respect, reciprocity, and co-construction.
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The impact of this cooperation extends far beyond the economic sphere. It helps affirm the country’s strategic sovereignty by reducing the vulnerability of the healthcare system, unlocking agricultural potential, and promoting clean, sustainable energy sources.
In other words, it is another building block in the edifice of a Burkina Faso that stands tall and is rooted in a Pan-African dynamic of renewal.
Within this new architecture, each economic initiative is part of the broader project of rebuilding the Sahel: a space freed from neo-colonial guardianship, founded on solidarity among its people, endogenous development, and social justice.
The audience, that the Burkinabe Prime Minister granted to Kamel Ghribi in New York thus symbolizes a key moment one where Burkina Faso no longer pleads, but instead proposes, directs, and chooses.
The Land of Honest People asserts itself as a sovereign actor, capable of attracting transformative investment without ever compromising its principles.
Olivier TOE
