{"id":1135,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"afro-self-sufficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=1135","title":{"rendered":"Afro-self-sufficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 136);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Afro-self-sufficiency<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zqhInodqI9w?si=7RDWyY8V2f3qBgEL\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 136);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Self-reliance, Industrialization, Agricultural prosperity<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b50ZYGl9yWg?si=zkIx4qSWAbn_B1z1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traor&eacute;, officially handed over 20 advanced optical sorters to rice mills across the country at the Directorate of Agriculture in Hauts-Bassins.&nbsp;&quot;They told us: You cannot produce quality rice. You have no technology, no standards, no market.&quot;, he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Poaga Corgo equipment is intended to improve the quality and competitiveness of locally produced rice, by locally extending its rice processing capabilities, so as to produce\/package locally grown rice free of all impurities, and allowing for boosting national rice production.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The locally developed affordable optical sorters, by the Sougr Nooma (&quot;good work&quot;) Company, are capable of sorting all impurities, plus calibrating rice grains. Handling capacity varies from 1.6 to 6 tons\/hr. He further said: &quot;They told us:&nbsp;technology you could not possibly develop!&quot; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/BF-made-equipmnt.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"190\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The rice innovation platform of IRSAT (Institute of Research in Applied Sciences &amp; Technologies) provides training programs to ensure proper use of the equipment and optimize national rice production with optimum quality\/value\/competitiveness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The above is part of an ongoing effort to promote agricultural development and food self-sufficiency in the country.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This revolutionary project is transforming a US$180 million annual rice import dependency into food sovereignty!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/rice-process-machine.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"230\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00e2\u0153\u2026 20 optical sorters, worth US$300,000, and built with 60% local components;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0153\u2026 Technology captures 64 MILLION pixels per second to identify rice impurities;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0153\u2026 Farmers seeing 70-100% price increases for their premium processed rice;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0153\u2026 Military weapons budget redirected to food sovereignty technology;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0153\u2026 40% of technicians are women, breaking gender barriers in technology.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q5494RYXij0?si=1t8lC2kk_IzwzJ3D\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">BF&#8217;s largest rice processing factory:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PoZbXIo9-gg?si=ESSUo0o6ZkYKm17f\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/horizonindustries.bf\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Hicel Phone Factory<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VYegTIT__6U?si=KaMePQAIejfgl8ic\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">BF has launched its first-ever smartphone manufacturing factory &ndash; HICEL, right in its capital city. A bold declaration of African innovation, economic independence, and technological self-sufficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">Horizon Ind. are assembling phones designed specifically for the realities of African life &ndash; dual SIMs, solar charging, local languages, and durable hardware.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The plant assembles up to 1,000 smartphones, tablets, and feature phones daily, all proudly labeled &ldquo;Made in Burkina.&rdquo; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Since launching in June 2025, it has created over 120 direct jobs and aims to generate thousands more in related sectors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/BF-made-machinery.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"83\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">BF has reopened <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stade_du_4_Ao&ucirc;t\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">its national stadium in Ouagadougou<\/span><\/a>. The stadium was initially shut down after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) declared it unfit for international matches due to substandard facilities. It underwent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R4ejFXjI384&amp;ab_channel=VoicesofAfrica\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">$300 million renovation<\/span><\/a>, transforming it into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MoYTwudKGkY&amp;ab_channel=IbrahimTraoreAfrica\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">world-class sports venue<\/span><\/a> now fully compliant with CAF and FIFA regulations:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/BF-4-aug-stadium.jpg\" width=\"222\" height=\"111\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/BF-sportstadium.jpg\" width=\"222\" height=\"104\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Self sustained Firewalled African Internet:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/No-W-Inet.jpg\" width=\"196\" height=\"111\" alt=\"\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Afrinet_firewall.jpg\" width=\"196\" height=\"111\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Sovereign Panafrican digital data, domain, eco-system<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Afrinet-WW.jpg\" width=\"398\" height=\"212\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Africa is experiencing a digital boom, hosting its own data becomes essential. Local data centers offer independence, enhanced security and control over sensitive information.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essorservices.com\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Essor Services<\/span><\/a> launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qgfsMPgZzCw&amp;ab_channel=OneAfrica\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Africa&rsquo;s first sovereign data center in Burkina Faso<\/span><\/a>, with clean energy company <a href=\"https:\/\/kaiaenergia.com\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Kaia Energy<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">By 11\/2025, the data center, powered by a 12-MW waste-to-energy plant, will process, host, and transfer data nationally and internationally, thus enhancing national data security. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearetech.africa\/en\/fils-uk\/news\/tech\/burkina-faso-to-launch-data-center-powered-by-waste-to-energy-plant\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">This eco-project<\/span><\/a> promotes sustainable practices, waste management, and local job creation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z0xOf82aq1U?si=R7V24CEwSs4U5TSC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This is about the BF telecom revolution, national sovereignty, and the bold leadership of Ibrahim Traor&eacute;. With 4,500 km of fiber-optic cable, 70 satellite stations, and 90% national coverage achieved without IMF loans or foreign control, Faso Telecom stands as a new model for Africa digital sovereignty. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pytIzGzqBfQ\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">$1.5B investment <\/span><\/a>came entirely from domestic resources, proving that nations can fund their own future without compromising their independence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">As Ibrahim Traor&eacute; declares, access to communication is not a privilege, the impact of this project is already transforming education, trade, and security.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Afrinet-face.jpg\" width=\"222\" height=\"123\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The 55 African nations have laid their 100.000 km of Fiber networks, about 50 major datacenters, plus exchange points in every major African city, and created the African digital protocol, i.e. language, a separate distributed knowledge mapping, prioritizing African info-sites, and therefore completely incompatable with traditional Inet protocols.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This means that on the Continental Inet exchange, websites, search-engines, and applications built for the current global Inet can only work after major modifications. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">A former US$50B spent annually by the 55 African Nations on the Google, MS, Meta, controlled WWW, stays now in Africa, to be invested locally. Other Global South Regions are planning to do similar developments using the Continental Inet exchange. This means the end of digital colonialism.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OOy7jwi0At8?si=lC3yYyZEjFpksFm8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"?p=1136\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afro-self-sufficiency Self-reliance, Industrialization, Agricultural prosperity The President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traor&eacute;, officially handed over 20 advanced optical sorters to rice mills across the country at the Directorate of Agriculture in Hauts-Bassins.&nbsp;&quot;They told us: You cannot produce quality rice. 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