Sarah Bazié

Sarah Bazié is the lead auditor at the Court of Accounts in Burkina Faso, recognized for her role in presenting a performance audit on the mobilization of rights and taxes from the country's extractive industries, including gold, zinc, silver, and manganese, during a press conference on April 3, 2025. Her work highlights the significant losses due to illicit financial flows in the mining sector and calls for improved transparency and institutional capacity in the governance of these resources.