Ibrahim Traoré inaugurates university complex in Bobo-Dioulasso

Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré has inaugurated a modern pedagogical complex at Nazi Boni University in Bobo-Dioulasso. The project, part of the Presidential Initiative for Quality Education for All (IPEQ), aims to modernize public universities and improve student reception capacities.

Spanning approximately 1,500 square meters, the facility includes a main 1,201-seat amphitheater, four mini-amphitheaters of 210 seats each, six practical work laboratories, modular classrooms, and offices for faculty and doctoral students. The complex is equipped with digital systems for broadcasting and interaction between lecture halls, as well as security and fire safety systems.

According to Professor Zakaria Soré, the national coordinator for Burkina Faso's major projects, the infrastructure was entirely equipped by Burkinabè artisans to promote endogenous development. During the ceremony, President Traoré emphasized that the inauguration symbolizes a refusal of fatalism and a commitment to national sovereignty through concrete actions, such as industrialization and educational reform.