What if the NGOs in Burkina Faso forced into state-owned banks had used Bitcoin self-custody? If they held even a fraction of their reserves outside the state banking system, the outcome would look very different. We built a free knowledge hub to ensure African civil society is equipped with this knowledge before the next directive drops: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-finances/1710-49641-burkina-faso-orders-all-ngos-to-bank-with-the-state-tightening-control

To some, it may have sounded like just another conspiracy theory!

As we build the Africa Financial Tyranny Index (AFTI), we completely agree with the sentiment: "You can never fully understand #bitcoin when you never got unbanked." Spoken truly by Our documented index is young and not exhaustive, but the work has begun: https://hakifedha.org/afti

The Burkina Faso playbook is not new. Financial repression is a tool of political control across Africa: https://ecofinagency.com/news-finances/1710-49641-burkina-faso-orders-all-ngos-to-bank-with-the-state-tightening-control This is why HakiFedha is here: Financial justice starts with knowing your options.

Fiat Currency Hall of Fame: The largest banknote ever printed: The Zimbabwe 100 Trillion Dollar note ($100,000,000,000,000). Issued in January 2009 at the peak of hyperinflation, this massive denomination was worth just about $30 USD at launch. Barely enough to buy a single loaf of bread. Money printing is a ghost story told in real time.

In 2025, Burkina Faso ordered every NGO to transfer all funds to a state bank. What if those NGOs had understood Bitcoin before the decree? This is why we built HakiFedha. HakiFedha is a free, multilingual, open-source knowledge hub for activists, journalists, whistleblowers, community organisers, and human rights defenders in Africa. Bitcoin. Privacy. Financial sovereignty. In plain language, for your context: https://hakifedha.org/be-your-own-bank