Traoré is leading ambitious infrastructure development plans in Burkina Faso.

Written by Ziad Abdel Fattah:

General Ibrahim Traoré, the army chief and president of Burkina Faso, is leading ambitious plans to develop infrastructure and green infrastructure in Burkina Faso, with the aim of improving living conditions in the country and combating climate change.

General Ibrahim Traoré plans to create 80 green spaces, upgrade 60 roundabouts, plant 65 kilometers of trees, and construct several other projects. Infrastructure Environmental projects, including a park and zoo in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's second-largest city, andEconomic capital For the country.

A comprehensive program for landscaping green spaces

On May 4, 2026, in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, Minister Ismaël Soumbe launched a large-scale urban park coordination program in Burkina Faso, with the aim of improving living conditions and combating climate change.

The project includes the creation of 80 green spaces, the redesign of 60 traffic roundabouts, the planting of 65 kilometers of trees, and several environmental infrastructure projects, including a park and zoo in Bobo-Dioulasso.

The minister demanded that the work be completed by the end of June 2026, and stressed the need to make these projects sustainable and economically viable.

Under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso is witnessing a boom in strategic infrastructure projects to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainable development. These include 20 mega-projects in the energy sector, including the Yélin solar energy project, transportation and roads, water and sanitation, in addition to 8 educational expansions. These projects aim to improve the quality of life and modernize the country.

On the green infrastructure front, the country is intensifying its efforts, particularly in green urban planning, to achieve sustainable rural and urban development.

Traore leads ambitious development plans in Burkina Faso

In December 2025, General Ibrahim Traoré launched the construction of the country’s first highway, a 332-kilometer stretch connecting the capital Ouagadougou to the southwestern city of Bobo-Dioulasso, as part of the “Faso Mebo” initiative, an ambitious plan to modernize the infrastructure of the Sahel nation.

It is worth noting that Burkina Faso benefited from the establishment of the $1.5 billion Emergency Food Production Facility in Africa, launched by the African Development Bank Group in May 2022, to address the repercussions of the Russian war on Ukraine, with the aim of helping about 30 African countries increase their grain production, particularly rice, maize and cassava.

Sorghum production rose from 900 kilograms per hectare at the start of the project to 1.2 tons per hectare upon completion in the country, and soybean production exceeded expectations, rising from 900 kilograms per hectare to 1.6 tons per hectare, compared to a target of 1.5 tons.