布基纳法索开设了一家精炼厂，用于在国内加工该国的黄金储备，这体现了军政府防止原材料出口的决心。
Burkina Faso opened a refinery to process the country’s gold reserves domestically, a demonstration of the junta-led government’s resolve to prevent raw mineral exports.
该国是非洲最大的黄金生产国之一，但在监管非正规采矿行业方面一直面临挑战。
The nation is among Africa’s largest gold producers, but has struggled to regulate its informal mining sector.
军政府领导人易卜拉欣·特劳雷在周一为这家新工厂举行了落成典礼，他表示这是该行业长期发展计划的一部分：‘对于与采矿业相关的所有事务，我们都希望将整个价值链留在国内。’他还承诺加强对锂、铜和镍等其他矿产的国内控制。’
Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré, who inaugurated the new plant on Monday, said it was part of a long-term approach for the sector: “For everything related to the extractive industry, we want to have the entire value chain in the country.”He vowed to enshrine domestic control over other minerals, including lithium, copper, and nickel.
非洲各国政府正在推行政策，旨在从本国自然资源中获取更多价值。
Governments across the continent are pursuing policies aimed at capturing more value from their natural resources.
非洲领导人越来越认为，他们的国家应该建立国内加工和精炼能力，而不是将化石燃料和关键矿产出口到国外。
African leaders have increasingly argued their countries should build domestic processing and refining capacity, rather than shipping fossil fuels and critical minerals abroad. — Alexander Onukwue