Ouagadougou: Lieutenant-Colonel Ismaël Kiswendsida Souampa Diaouari, Chief of Staff of the Faso Presidency, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the outfit manufacturing and marketing company military and civilian professionals 'Textiles of the armed forces of Burkina Faso' (Tex FORCES- BF).The Council of Ministers of April 5, 2024 entrusted the board of directors of the Joint Company Tex FORCES-BF, specialized in the manufacture and marketing of professional military, paramilitary and civilian outfits to the Chief of Staff of the Presidency , Ismaël Ismaël Kiswendsida Souampa Diaouari.Holder of a master's degree in commerce and international relations and another in military sciences and arts obtained in 2010 at Fort Leavenworth in the United States, the lieutenant-colonel was commander of the Kadiogo military prytaneum.Tex FORCES-BF was created last March with its brand new general director, Karzoum Eugène Sondo, at its head.Burkina Faso, one of the largest cotton producers on th e African continent, has decided to transform its cotton production locally and promote local consumption.School uniforms and the robes of researchers and teacher-researchers are already made of faso-danfani, a local fabric.Source: Burkina Information Agency