TEXFORCES-BF: A Military Textile Factory Soon to Be Inaugurated in Burkina Faso

Author: Gildas AmoussouPublished on: September 7, 2026Country: Burkina Faso

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TEXFORCES-BF: A Military Textile Factory Soon to Be Inaugurated in Burkina Faso

A textile factory, TEXFORCES-BF, will soon be inaugurated in Burkina Faso to equip combat forces. Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo announced this during a ceremony in Ouagadougou. Located in Logofourousso, the factory, covering 9 hectares and costing 15 billion CFA francs, will transform Burkinabé cotton into uniforms for defense forces. This project is part of an industrialization drive aimed at strengthening the country's economic sovereignty.

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