Inauguration of the TEXFORCES-BF industrial complex: a highly strategic symbol of sovereignty and politics
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TEXFORCES BF: more than 80,000 jobs for Burkinabè youth (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The TEXFORCES BF textile plant, inaugurated in Bobo-Dioulasso in the presence of President Ibrahim Traoré, is expected to create 20,000 direct and 60,000 indirect jobs. It will cover the full textile chain, from spinning to garment making.
Inauguration of the TEXFORCES-BF industrial complex: a highly strategic symbol of sovereignty and politics (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
President Ibrahim Traoré inaugurated the TEXFORCES-BF textile complex in Bobo-Dioulasso, which makes uniforms for the security forces and VDP and processes Burkinabè cotton. Its annual capacities and market expansion goals were presented.
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