Grammy-Award-Winning musician Burna Boy is planning on putting up a free show for his fans in Burkina Faso.
The singer shared the good news recently via his Instagram account, building a huge anticipation and exciting fans across Africa.
Burna Boy was talking about his upcoming ‘No Sign Of Weakness’ tour when he mentioned the free show for his Burkina Faso fans. According to him, his ‘NSOW’ tour, which will be in honour of his eight-studio album will be different from all his tours.
The ‘Last Last’ hitmaker further disclosed that he and his fans will create worth-remembering memories from the tour.
Hinting at the Burkina Faso concert, he expressed how honored he will feel to perform in the country, one which has become the center of attention since its military junta took power through a coup led by sitting President, Captain Ibrahim Traore.
Since becoming the country’s military ruler in September 2023, Captain Traore has taken bold economic reforms and undertaken never seen developmental projects.
The Key Achievements of Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s Leadership in Burkina Faso as reported by KnowAfricaOfficial
Energy
The Electricity Sector Support Project (PASEL) has:
- constructed the 7.5 MW Fada N’Gourma thermal power plant in the eastern part of the country;
- electrified 40 communities and 90 villages;
- installed 851 kilometers of low-voltage lines and 463 kilometers of medium-voltage lines;
- deployed 25,000 solar lamps in 400 schools.
Water and Sanitation
Since its inception in 2019, the Water Supply and Sanitation Program has achieved the following results:
- Access to drinking water sources has been provided for more than 829,000 persons;
- Access to improved sanitation facilities has been provided for over 406,800 persons;
- Under the capacity-building component, there are more than 3,000 short-term training beneficiaries and 177 graduates (from senior technicians to design engineers).
Agriculture
Irrigation: the Projet d’Appui Régional à l’Initiative pour I’Irrigation au Sahel (PARIIS-BF) has enabled the development/rehabilitation of 1,313 ha with more than 21,062 direct beneficiaries.
As a result of the Burkina Faso Livestock Sector Development Support Project (PADEL B):
- 392,850 herders benefited from agricultural goods and services in livestock value chains;
- 1,653 livestock microprojects launched by young people and women were financed;
- 263 women-owned livestock businesses and 152 businesses owned by young people had access to financing from banks and microfinance institutions.
- The acquisition of 260 prefabricated classrooms for internally displaced pupils.
Human Capital
The “Burkin-Naong-Sa ya” social safety net project (putting an end to poverty in Burkina Faso) targets the most vulnerable households and aims to lay the foundations for a social protection system. It has achieved the following results:
- More than a million poor people in Burkina Faso benefited from social safety nets, including 763,714 who received cash transfers in response to shocks;
- 21,265 women benefited from economic inclusion activities, including mobilization of community savings, capacity-building for income-generating activities with subsidies, and market access;
- Support for the operation of 20 mobile crèches and day-care centers;
- Deployment of the Single Social Register of poor and vulnerable households in its pilot phase, with over 222,974 poor households registered in a management information system (MIS).
Education
Initial financing of the Project to Improve Access to Quality Education (PAAQE) was used to:
provide an annual grant of CFAF 100,000 ($166) to 1,000 selected students, primarily girls from poor households, for the duration of their schooling.
The Science High School Construction Program has created a high school in each of the country’s 13 regions:
- the initiative gives equal opportunity to girls and boys, and to teenagers from rural and urban backgrounds;
- to date, 1,343 students have enrolled, 38.57% of them girls;
- Baccalauréat pass rates were 100% from 2019 to 2022 and 98.5% in 2023.
