It is a good augury that cash strapped Burkina Faso is making bold moves towards leveraging its oil wealth to build a new nation, which swears by its determination to work towards a better tomorrow. Its rich uranium deposits can be another asset that can lead the country known for its depravity, to a new dawn. Yet, it cannot wish away the security threats posed by the jihadist. The attacks from militant groups are an ongoing thing, which goes on unabated, despite the state assertions to stem them out. Nouna in the west and Essakane in the north are well known for their oil wealth. Concerted efforts are on to assess its uranium wealth, which the experts put as very significant. The exact estimates of oil and uranium wealth are in the process of assessment. Yet, there is considerable interests shown by investors in investing there. So far the Jihadist threat has not waned out the investor ‘s interests and there are visits of delegations and inquiries on a regular scale. Mining, of late, has become a heavily loaded emotive political issue among most of the African countries. Burkina Faso is no exception. South Africa is facing this dilemma while it is implementing the electoral promises of fair distribution of land among the majority natives black population, while the minuscule white population owning close to 90% of the land mass. That is also a cause for tension in many other African countries.
