Captain Ibrahim Traoré calls for local consumption during National Days of Patriotic Commitment
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The first phase of the third National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation JEPPC is taking place from March 26 to April 9, 2026. A flag-raising ceremony was held on March 26, 2026, at the Faso building, bringing together personnel from the Ministries of Justice and Territorial Administration. The national anthem was performed by the Liélé community. The President of Faso's message for the JEPPC was delivered by the Minister of Territorial Administration, Émile Zerbo. The theme for this phase is "Produce Burkinabè, Consume Burkinabè: Our Plate, Our Pride." Captain Ibrahim Traoré urged Burkinabè to change their eating habits to include local dishes and to proudly wear Faso Danfani. He emphasized that consuming locally produced goods is essential for Burkina Faso to reduce its reliance on imported products and achieve independence from imperialism. Traoré stated that for decades, imperialism has conditioned consumption habits by devaluing local products and promoting imports. He highlighted that imported rice and European canned tomatoes flood markets while local harvests and producers struggle to find buyers. He called for a break from old attitudes with the slogan "My plate, my pride," declaring that "the era of shame for our local products is over." Traoré stressed that this slogan encourages a collective fight against food dependence, viewing each local product consumed as a step towards economic liberation. He advocated for making local food a sacred tradi
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