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@SANKOFAB Hi ! Could you consider adding an alt text to your image ? It would help making it accessible to everyone.

Tweet from DD Geopolitics
When you kick out the occupiers, innovation thrives: Burkina Faso unveils its first indigenous electric car.
Burkina Faso has unveiled ITAOUA, its first fully indigenous electric car brand, proving that technological innovation isn't exclusive to imperial powers. Designed and built entirely by burkinabè engineers using local resources, the vehicle boasts a 330km range after just 30 minutes of charging, making it ideal for urban and rural use.
The production plant, located in Ouaga 2000, one of Burkina Faso's prime districts, symbolizes the coutry's push for self-sufficiency and proves that Africa can develop advanced industries without reliance on Western corporations.
This is dope. Big up to Burkina Faso!
A picture of the Itaoua Native is shown, a white car with a black knot on the hood, surrounded by people looking at it.

Edit : thanks !

@SANKOFAB also, I'm sad to say that the cars don't seem to be designed nor built by burkinabè engineers, as the car totally looks like a model sold by a chinese brand (Dongfeng Motor Corporation) that sells their cars under licence.

(Photo CC-BY-SA Tim Wu, representing the DongFeng Nammi 01, which is the same car as the one pictured in the article)