Burkina/AES: SEMH-AES aims to strengthen sovereignty over extractive resources
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Energy and Mines: AES seals economic sovereignty at the 1st Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons Week (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The first Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons Week of the AES is being held from 12 to 19 September 2026 in Ouagadougou, alongside the SAMAO trade fair. The Sahel states are harmonising their mining and energy policies, with a goal of processing ores locally by 2036.
Burkina/AES: SEMH-AES aims to strengthen sovereignty over extractive resources (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's Mines Minister Yacouba Gouba calls for better governance of the mining, energy and hydrocarbons sectors to strengthen AES sovereignty, notably through local processing of minerals. He spoke ahead of the first AES Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons Week in Ouagadougou.
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