China-Burkina Faso business forum targets industrial projects in Ouagadougou
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
A business forum bringing together Chinese investors, government officials and business operators was held on 10 November 2026 in Ouagadougou, chaired by Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré. It aims to turn the China-Burkina Faso partnership into productive, job-creating investment, according to Netafrique.
Burkina Faso held a China-Burkina Faso Business Forum on Tuesday 10 November 2026 in Ouagadougou, under the theme "Making Sino-Burkinabè cooperation a lever for industrial development", Netafrique reports. The meeting brought together Chinese investors, government officials, diplomats and business operators from both countries.
The forum was held on the sidelines of a visit to Burkina Faso by a delegation of Chinese investors. It was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré. At the opening, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts, Alassane Ouédraogo, read out the message of Minister Serge Gnaniodem Poda. He welcomed relations between Ouagadougou and Beijing that are based, in his words, on mutual trust and a desire to build shared prosperity.
The Burkinabè authorities want to turn this partnership into productive investment projects that create jobs and added value. The discussions are to explore investment opportunities in several strategic sectors, with an emphasis on industrial development, job creation and skills transfer. The initiative is part of the RELANCE Plan and the Progressive Popular Revolution, which place economic sovereignty at the heart of the government’s priorities.
The forum comes as a Chinese delegation visited the Thomas Sankara Memorial in Ouagadougou. It is also part of the country’s diversification of partnerships, after preparations for new agreements with Russia in early October.
