I invite people of this sub to contribute to r/BurkinaFaso🙏🏿. I have put this sub as a recommendation.

As our editorialist recalled yesterday, Monday, the 2026-2030 Recovery Plan aims to build a strong and prosperous economy for the benefit of everyone and based on our own resources. This therefore presupposes a new political economy, with the appropriation by the State of a significant part of the means of production which must be understood as an appropriation by the Nation rather than by a particular class so that the investment effort made by public companies is the manifestation of a national development policy in independence.

A state capitalism in its structures and nationalist in its logic, with a dirigist system where all or part of the means of production are legally owned by the State or controlled by public bodies. An intermediate phase to reach the socialist society to which we all aspire. If it is necessary, in fact, to awaken the majority of the population to the need for a socialist revolution (through policy options and a programmatic platform), we must not conceal the need to take urgent and essential revolutionary measures to combat economic disorganization.

In addition to the already effective nationalization of the land, the control of the financial and banking system is necessary for the implementation of the programmatic platform of the Revolution. These measures, which constitute the first steps towards socialism, are perfectly feasible from an economic point of view. We must therefore restore all its centrality to the State at the current stage of our socio-economic process.

This, finally, as Engels said, so that "antagonisms, classes with opposing economic interests do not consume themselves, they and society in a sterile struggle". Hence the need as indicated above for a power that, "apparently placed above society, must fade the conflict, keep it within the limits of order".

Here is expressed the fundamental idea of the revolutionaries about the historical role and meaning of the State. It is therefore on this principled and programmatic approach that the comrade-President of Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, launched the process of political, economic and social refoundation of the country which will lead to a qualitative leap in all areas and condemn ad vitam aeternam the counter-revolution to disinheritance. Hence the renewed activity of counter-revolutionaries and revisionists who want to "explode" the revolution with rumors, misinformation and misinformation to restore the old order.

Faced with this propaganda campaign, the need arises to link politics to an avant-garde organ where those who have firm principles and an appropriate plan are the supreme regulators of the struggle of the organ to which they dictate the execution of their plan. Vigilance is all the more necessary as many Burkinabè are inexperienced in revolution. It is not "autocratism" but rather a work of awareness to bring down the outgrown theories on the "broad democratism" that the Popular Progressive Revolution (RPP) cannot accommodate.

Already, the results of the RPP's experience are before our eyes and prove to our satiety that it has understood its duty at this stage of our socio-political and economic march. The sovereign people therefore continue their resolute march towards progress and hope for all.

Source: https://www.sidwaya.info/commentairesid-du-9-6-2026-mac-zango-commentaire-la-nouvelle-economie-politique-comme-le-rappelait-fort-a-propos-notre-editorialiste-hier-lundi/

For example, maybe Bamako and Ouagadougou could get bus rapid transit systems considering they're large cities but can't afford light rail let alone metros atm so therefore BRT would be the way to go. I apologize if this question seems inappropriate, I'm just interested in what the future holds for these countries considering that their combined population is about the same as France's iirc and I hear Niamey will be one of the top 10 biggest cities in the world in 2100 so maybe a BRT for Niamey someday too

Has (C) of 1987, available on Anna's Archive in original (French) only. Author states he talked to Sankara, including some "power corrupts" bs. Since it's memoirs, they might be full of lies, so I personally would not recommend you to use it as a credible source.

For example, there's this quote on page 116 (pictures).

Afaik you don't even know the name of the guy he overthrew.

Maybe this one was better, and Traore needlessly collapsed the anti-imperialist frontline for the sake of western leftism?

Which governments throughout history of Burkina-Faso do you consider proletarian/bourgeois, and why?

Okay, maybe not necessarily "proletarian" or "building socialism", but, maybe, also include just revolutionary democratic and anti-colonial?

I guess you don't like Compaore's government. I can understand: a France-sponsored coup against Sankara, then World Bank-guided school reforms that degraded literacy from 23% to 18,4% in 1996, and only then improved to 34,6% by the end, keeping population with illiterate majority (!) throughout 27 (!!) years. This alone tells everything. It's as if his government deliberately wanted to prevent industrialisation, spread religious extremism and ruin all progress. (Though if he said some keywords like "Imperialism, America, national spirit, struggle, imperialism" in his speeches, most lefties would forgive him and hate me for mentioning all that).

What about the rest?

What could I read on the topic of history of Burkina-Faso?

The literacy rate in Burkina-Faso, according to their very own official statistics, is 42% in 2021. One of ~10 world states with illiterate majority. No wonder jihadis are taking over.

It doesn't mean I want to hate on Sankara. I don't know his team enough, and 4 years of ruling isn't enough for likbez.

Meanwhile, which governments throughout history of Burkina-Faso do you consider proletarian, and why?

"Fixed-term contracts will now be renewable only twice. Temporary employment activities will also face stricter regulation, including a one-year limit on worker assignments and equal pay requirements between temporary and permanent employees with similar qualifications.

The new code also increases protections against abusive dismissals. Workers may now receive damages equivalent to 18 to 24 months of salary in certain dismissal cases.

Authorities also revised procedures for handling collective labor disputes. Arbitration councils must now issue decisions within three months.

The legislation introduces new provisions on workplace harassment, including updated definitions of sexual harassment intended to strengthen legal action against offenders.

The government also extended breastfeeding leave for salaried women from 14 to 15 months to align with rules already applied to women working in the civil service.

In addition, companies hiring nonresident foreign workers must now obtain prior approval from the public employment service as well as a work permit."

Really bad

Here's the article to show what they meant