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Burkina Faso
بوركينا فاسو
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Neighbours: Benin · Côte d’Ivoire · Ghana · Mali · Niger · Togo
Overview
The country at a glance
Selected indicators
- Population
- 24.1 million peopleExact value: 24,074,580
- GDP
- 27.63 US$ bn
- GDP per capita
- 1,148 US$
- GDP growth
- 5.3 %
- Urban population
- 28.9 %
- Population under 15
- 41.2 %
Country card
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Region
- West
- Location
- Landlocked
- Neighbours
- Benin · Côte d’Ivoire · Ghana · Mali · Niger · Togo
- Location and income group
- The World Bank describes Burkina Faso as a low-income country located in the heart of the Sahel.
- Administrative divisions
- In a news item dated 16 September 2026 the government presents a map of Burkina Faso with 17 regions, 47 provinces and 350 departments.
- Capital
- Capital: Ouagadougou
- Area
- The country presentation page on the Presidency website states that the area is 274,000 square kilometres.
- Land borders
- The Presidency states that Burkina Faso shares borders with 6 countries: Mali (north and west), Niger (north and east), Benin (south-east), Ghana and Togo (south), and Côte d'Ivoire (west and south).
- National motto
- The country's official motto is "Unity, Progress, Justice", according to the Fundamental Texts page on the Presidency website.
More essential facts — 1 entries
- Economic capital
- The President's biography page on the Presidency website describes the city of Bobo-Dioulasso as "the economic capital of Burkina Faso".
The axes in brief
- People, society and cultureA fast-growing young society in a low-income Sahel country, whose core figures come from the National Institute of Statistics surveys and World Bank indicators, and whose map of needs is being redrawn by displacement.
- Institutions and national direction
- Economy and sectorsA low-income economy in the heart of the Sahel built on gold, cotton and rain-fed agriculture, moved by rainfall, gold prices and security. The facts here are tied to their sources, and projections and government announcements are labelled as such.
- Saudi Arabia and Burkina Faso
- Media and developmentA media landscape of many outlets working within a regulatory framework that Reporters Without Borders says increases government control, with wide mobile connectivity according to the World Bank.
Geographic context and connectivity
Administrative divisions on the 2026 map
A government news item dated 16 September 2026 presents a map of Burkina Faso with 17 regions, 47 provinces and 350 departments. 77
Population density
Population density was 84.2 people per square kilometre of land area in 2023 according to World Bank indicators. 153
The fifth general census
The National Institute of Statistics and Demography publishes the results of the fifth General Population and Housing Census with a coverage period of 2019, including a socio-demographic atlas issued in 2023 and a volume of statistical tables issued in 2024; a census is usually held every ten years. 110
Society
People, society and culture
People & Society
Population growth
The annual population growth rate was 2.2% in 2025 according to World Bank indicators. 152
Languages in government communication
The government publishes the communiqué of the Council of Ministers of 24 September 2026 (No. 28) in four national languages, Fulfulde, Gulimancema, Moore and Dioula, besides French. No official page defining the official languages is available in the sources consulted. 78
The law on religious freedoms
The government refers to law No. 020-2026/ALP of 20 June 2026 on religious freedoms, whose guiding principle is that the State guarantees the free exercise of religious freedoms within the Constitution, laws and regulations. 79
Religious diversity as the government describes it
A government article dated 3 August 2026 states that Christians, Muslims and followers of the traditional religion have always known how to make their diversity a richness. This is an official characterisation, not a statistic; no official figures on the shares of religions are available in the sources consulted. 80
Adult literacy
The National Institute of Statistics shows an adult (15 years and over) literacy rate, which it labels "taux d’alpha", of 42.0% according to the 2021 EHCVM survey. 111
Primary enrolment per the Institute
The National Institute of Statistics shows a primary gross enrolment ratio (which it labels "TBS au primaire ens") of 74.4% for the school year 2022/23. 112
Reading: the young population and services
The published figures point to high fertility, fast population growth and widespread poverty, and internal displacement has also redistributed the population by force. This suggests that demand for education, health and water may grow faster than services can expand, and measuring need requires recent figures with a common definition. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis91033152
Population in the National Institute of Statistics figures
The National Institute of Statistics and Demography shows a figure of 24.1 million inhabitants under the heading "Population 2025". Estimate8
Culture & Identity
A culture present abroad through World Heritage sites, living heritage shared with neighbours and two major festivals, FESPACO and the National Culture Week.8284103106
Heritage
Burkina Faso sites on the World Heritage List
The Royal Court of Tiébélé
On 26 July 2024 the World Heritage Committee inscribed the Royal Court of Tiébélé, in Nahouri province in the Centre-Sud region, renowned for its decorated dwellings and the traditional architecture of the Kassena; it is the fourth Burkinabè site on the List. 86
The balafon and kolintang
In 2024 UNESCO inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity the cultural practices and expressions linked to the balafon and kolintang, a multinational element shared by Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia. 106
Nomination under way: joking relationships and alliances
UNESCO lists among the on-going nominations for 2026 the practices and expressions of joking relationships and alliances in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso (Representative List); the twenty-first session of the Intergovernmental Committee is scheduled in Xiamen from 30 November to 5 December 2026. The nomination is under examination, not an inscription. 107169
A project to safeguard the making of the Saponé hat
UNESCO’s record lists an International Assistance project of US$9,900, running from 1 August 2025 to 30 April 2026, concerning the knowledge and skills associated with the manufacture of the Saponé hat. 109
The 2003 Convention and Committee membership
Burkina Faso ratified the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on 21 July 2006 and was a member of the Intergovernmental Committee in 2010-2014 and in 2022-2026. 108
Reading: culture as an asset of external presence
The published data fall along three tracks: heritage inscribed with UNESCO, living heritage shared with neighbouring countries, and major recurring festivals such as FESPACO and the National Culture Week. This mix makes culture a channel of regional and continental presence more than a measured economic sector, and no official figures on its revenues or jobs are available in the sources consulted. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis8284103106
Cultural life and festivals
The twenty-ninth FESPACO
The twenty-ninth Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO), which closed on 1 March 2025, recorded 235 films in competition, brought together more than 2,000 film professionals and saw 53 countries take part. 82
The 2025 Etalon d’or de Yennenga
Date of the thirtieth edition
The government states that the thirtieth FESPACO will be held from 27 February to 6 March 2027. 81
The National Culture Week in Bobo-Dioulasso
The twenty-second National Culture Week closed in Bobo-Dioulasso on 2 May 2026 after seven days; of 1,799 artists expected, 1,762 took part in the competitions of the National Grand Prize for Arts and Letters. The Prime Minister described the city as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. 8485
Conventions and lists
Ratification of the World Heritage Convention
The Tentative List
Burkina Faso has 7 sites on the UNESCO Tentative List, an inventory of the properties the State intends to consider for nomination. 105
- World Heritage properties
- UNESCO lists 4 properties of Burkina Faso on the World Heritage List, the latest being the Royal Court of Tiébélé (2024).
- The balafon and kolintang
- In 2024 UNESCO inscribed the practices linked to the balafon and kolintang, an element shared by Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia, on its intangible heritage list.
- The twenty-ninth FESPACO
- The twenty-ninth FESPACO, which closed on 1 March 2025, recorded 235 films in competition and the participation of 53 countries.
Institutions
Institutions and national direction
Leadership
Section facts and information — 14 entries
- The 1991 Constitution
- The Constitution was approved by referendum on 2 June 1991 and last amended in November 2015; it consists of a preamble and 173 articles according to the Presidency of Faso.
- Amendment of the Transition Charter
- The Transition Charter was amended and adopted on 25 May 2024, extending the transition by five years starting 2 July 2024, according to the World Bank.
- The decision to leave ECOWAS
- Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger decided to leave ECOWAS on 28 January 2024 according to the World Bank.
- The Prime Minister in a dated communiqué
- Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo chaired the third ordinary session of the Orientation Council of the Patriotic Support Fund on Wednesday 30 September 2026.
- West African Monetary Union
- The website of the Central Bank of West African States states that the eight member states of the West African Monetary Union are Benin, Burkina, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
- Head of State according to the Presidency website
- The website of the Presidency of Faso states that Captain Ibrahim Traore holds the high office of President of Faso, Head of State and Supreme Head of the National Armed Forces, after taking the oath before the Constitutional Council on 21 October 2022.
- Head of Government according to the Presidency website
- The Presidency website states that Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo was appointed by decree on 7 December 2024 and took office as Head of Government on 9 December 2024.
- Composition of the Government
- The Presidency website states that the Government formed on 8 December 2024 has 24 ministers: 3 Ministers of State, 18 ministers and 3 delegate ministers.
- Minister of Economy and Finance according to the Ministry website
- The website of the Ministry of Economy and Finance states that Dr Aboubakar Nacanabo is the current Minister of Economy, Finance and Prospective.
- Transition Charter
- The Presidency's page on the Transition states that a new constitutional charter of the Transition was adopted on 14 October 2022 by the nation's forces vives meeting in national assizes.
- Institutions listed by the Presidency
- The "Institutions" page on the Presidency website lists: the National Assembly, the Constitutional Council, the Grand Chancellery, the Superior Council of Communication (CSC), the High Authority for State Oversight and the Fight against Corruption (ASCE-LC), the Commission for Information Technology and Liberties (CIL), the Court of Cassation, the Council of State and the Court of Accounts.
- National Institute of Statistics and Demography
- The Institute states that it is the central national body responsible for statistics, under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development, and a public administrative establishment of the State since 2000.
- Mission of the National Institute of Statistics
- The Institute's mission, under its statutes approved by Decree No. 2015-1518 of 12 December 2015, is to produce reliable and up-to-date statistical information and make it available to users to support decision-making, while ensuring technical coordination of the national statistical system.
- Alliance of Sahel States
- The diplomacy page on the Presidency website states that the signing of the Liptako Charter established the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
Topics in this section: The Head of State in a dated communiqué · The 2022 swearing-in as transitional president · The Prime Minister in dated sources2959909198
The Head of State in a dated communiqué
The government communiqué dated 28 September 2026 names the President of Faso, Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. 90
The 2022 swearing-in as transitional president
The World Bank states that Captain Ibrahim Traoré was sworn in as transitional president on 21 October 2022, after the 30 September 2022 coup. 29
The Prime Minister in dated sources
Ministers named in dated official pages
Official pages dated 2026 name the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yacouba Zabré Gouba; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré; the Minister of State for Territorial Administration and Mobility, Emile Zerbo; and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Water and Animal and Fisheries Resources, Commandant Ismaël Sombié. The other ministers are not listed here because no dated page on the composition of the government is available in the sources consulted. 87899294
The amended Transition Charter
The World Bank states that the Transition Charter was amended and adopted on 25 May 2024 and that, under the new text, the transition is extended by five years starting 2 July 2024. 30
Creation of the Alliance of Sahel States
The World Bank states that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) on 16 September 2023 to pool their efforts against terrorism. 31
The decision to leave ECOWAS
The World Bank states that the three countries decided to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 28 January 2024, citing a lack of solidarity in the fight against terrorism. 32
The 1991 Constitution
According to the Presidency of Faso, the Constitution was approved by referendum on 2 June 1991, formally adopted on 11 June 1991 and last amended in November 2015; it consists of a preamble and 173 articles. 95
The legislature
The parliamentary website is titled "Assemblée législative du peuple" (Legislative Assembly of the People) and reports that its gender, health, social and humanitarian action committee visited the government exhibition on Wednesday 7 October 2026. 96
The Constitutional Council
The Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso describes itself as a specific institution born from the splitting of the Supreme Court, succeeding the Constitutional Chamber. 97
Head of State according to the Presidency website
The website of the Presidency of Faso states that Captain Ibrahim Traore holds the high office of President of Faso, Head of State and Supreme Head of the National Armed Forces, after taking the oath before the Constitutional Council on 21 October 2022. 3
The Transition as the Presidency describes it
The Presidency's page on the Transition states that a new constitutional charter of the Transition was adopted on 14 October 2022 by the nation's forces vives meeting in national assizes. 6
The Government
The Presidency website states that Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo was appointed by decree on 7 December 2024 and took office as Head of Government on 9 December 2024, and that the Government formed on 8 December 2024 has 24 ministers: 3 Ministers of State, 18 ministers and 3 delegate ministers. 45
Constitutional and judicial institutions
The "Institutions" page on the Presidency website lists: the National Assembly, the Constitutional Council, the Grand Chancellery, the Superior Council of Communication (CSC), the High Authority for State Oversight and the Fight against Corruption (ASCE-LC), the Commission for Information Technology and Liberties (CIL), the Court of Cassation, the Council of State and the Court of Accounts. 7
Official statistics
The National Institute of Statistics and Demography states that it is the central national body responsible for statistics, under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development, and a public administrative establishment of the State since 2000. 14
Alliance of Sahel States
The diplomacy page on the Presidency website states that the signing of the Liptako Charter established the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Announced19
Institutions
Official bodies with their roles and official websites. Listing a body here does not make it a partner of the initiative.
Government and institutions 6
Legislative Assembly of the People (Assemblée législative du peuple)
The legislature; publishes news of its committees and sittings
Official website — Legislative Assembly of the People (Assemblée législative du peuple)96
Primature (Prime Minister’s office)
The Prime Minister’s office; publishes his activity and Council of Ministers communiqués
Government Information Service (SIG)
The official outlet for government news and Council of Ministers communiqués in national languages
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Diplomacy and bilateral and multilateral cooperation
Presidency of Faso
Presidency of the State; its website states that Captain Ibrahim Traore holds the high office of President of Faso and Head of State
Ministry of Economy and Finance
The Ministry's website states that Dr Aboubakar Nacanabo is the current Minister of Economy, Finance and Prospective
Investment and finance 1
Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
An international public institution headquartered in Dakar, which issues the CFA franc for the member states of the West African Monetary Union
Official website — Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)1617
Sectors and regulation 3
Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP)
The communications regulator; issues quarterly observatories of the mobile market
Official website — Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP)130131
Superior Council for Communication (CSC)
The media regulator; publishes directories of media
Official website — Superior Council for Communication (CSC)128129
Saudi Fund for Development
According to its news item of 7 September 2022, it provided Burkina Faso with 15 development loans to help finance 14 development projects and programmes
Media and statistics 1
National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD)
The central national body responsible for statistics and for coordinating the national statistical system
Official website — National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD)1415
Other bodies 2
Constitutional Council
The constitutional jurisdiction; publishes its decisions and opinions
Burkinabè Textile Fibres Company (SOFITEX)
The main cotton company; publishes purchase prices and production data
Official website — Burkinabè Textile Fibres Company (SOFITEX)99100
Economy
Economy and sectors
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Macroeconomy and trade
Growth in 2025
The World Bank estimates that real GDP in Burkina Faso grew by 5.3% in 2025, compared with 4.8% in 2024. Estimate35
Structure of output
Where the 2025 growth came from
The World Bank attributes the 2025 growth to services, which contributed 2.1 percentage points; to agriculture, which contributed 1.7 percentage points thanks to favourable rainfall and the Agropastoral and Fisheries Offensive, with cereal production up 17.6% on the previous season; and to the secondary sector, which contributed 0.9 percentage points, led by construction and mining. Estimate363738
Prices in 2025
According to the World Bank, inflation was −0.5% in 2025, driven by strong agricultural production and lower energy prices; in other words, consumer prices fell on average. 41
Current account and budget deficit
Growth outlook to 2028
The World Bank projects, assuming continued improvement in security, favourable rainfall and a stable political environment, that GDP growth will reach 6.1% in 2026 and then slow to 5.5% by 2028. This is a projection, not a fact. Forecast44
Inflation outlook for 2026
The World Bank projects that inflation will reach 2.3% in 2026, driven by higher oil prices following the conflict in the Middle East. This is a projection, not a fact. Forecast45
Foreign trade
External financing
Income per person
Gross national income per capita, Atlas method, was US$980 in 2025 according to World Bank indicators. 155
National accounts and base year
On its annual national accounts page, the National Institute of Statistics and Demography lists accounts for the new base year 2022, published in 2026, and accounts for 1999 to 2024 on base 2015 and the 2008 System of National Accounts, with 2022 final and 2023 and 2024 estimated from the quarterly accounts. 115
The Patriotic Support Fund
According to a government communiqué, the resources mobilised by the Patriotic Support Fund (Fonds de soutien patriotique), all sources combined, stood on 29 September 2026 at more than 250 billion FCFA (250,158,437,479 FCFA) against an annual target of 200 billion, a realisation rate of 125.08%, up 75.42% on the same period of 2025, when receipts were 142.603 billion. 5758
Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain
The facts published above show an economy moved by two main drivers: gold and agriculture. The World Bank links the turn of the current account to surplus to the rise in the price of gold, and links part of the estimated growth to favourable rainfall. Performance therefore appears to depend on the price of one metal, on rainfall and on security, and, as the figure above shows, external debt stocks are close to half of gross national income. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis353739404144149
Currency and monetary union
The member states of the West African Monetary Union share a single monetary unit, the CFA franc (F.CFA), whose issue is entrusted to the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO); the bank's website states that the eight member states are Benin, Burkina, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. 1617
Prices
The monthly change in the consumer price index (IHPC) for May 2026 was 1.3%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Demography. 13
Sectors: gold, cotton, agriculture and tourism
Gold production
Gold production reached 94 tons in 2025, compared with 61 tons in 2024, according to the World Bank, mainly driven by the formalization of artisanal and semi-mechanical gold panning and the resumption of industrial production. 39
The national gold refinery
On Monday 28 September 2026 the Head of State inaugurated the National Gold Refinery of Burkina Faso (RAFFINOR-BF), which the government communiqué presents as the first gold refining plant in the country and as an investment of more than 11 billion FCFA mobilised by the State through the National Society of Precious Substances (SONASP) in partnership with the national private sector. 5455
Announced refining capacity
The government announced that refining capacity in the first phase will be 164 tonnes of gold a year, with a projection that could reach 515 tonnes in the longer term. These are announced figures, not achieved output. Announced56
Cotton and SOFITEX
2023-2024 cotton campaign: announced figures
For the 2023-2024 cotton campaign SOFITEX announced a price of 325 CFA francs per kilo, 10 billion FCFA of subsidy and a forecast of 610,000 tonnes. These are announced and forecast figures for a past campaign, not results. Forecast102
Employment in agriculture
The modelled estimate of the International Labour Organization, as presented by the World Bank, is that agriculture provides 51.8% of total employment in 2025. Estimate154
The Agropastoral Offensive
On 2 August 2026 the Prime Minister visited farms in Bama after commissioning the irrigated plain of Niéguéma-Toukôrô and said food sovereignty is, with the reconquest of the territory, one of the two main struggles of the authorities; producers asked for stronger support. On 24 July 2026 the Minister of State for Agriculture reported to the Prime Minister an implementation rate of 54.64% of his 2026 performance contract at 30 June 2026. 8788
Tourism and hospitality: the SITHO fair
On Tuesday 22 September 2026 Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo opened the sixteenth Ouagadougou International Tourism and Hotel Trade Fair (SITHO), which runs for six days on the site of the International Crafts Fair (SIAO) under the theme financing of structuring projects as a lever for tourism development; it includes the first forum of tourism actors and an investors forum, with Mali and Niger as special guest countries. 5960
Reading: the production base between raw output and processing
The production base rests on three main pillars: gold, cotton and food agriculture. The new refinery points to an effort to add some local processing, while about half of employment (51.8%, modelled ILO estimate) remains in agriculture. Opportunity and risk therefore sit in the same place: new value chains would need energy, finance and security. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis37395499154
Energy and transport
The Pabré thermal power plant
On 21 July 2026 the Prime Minister inaugurated the 50 MW thermal power plant at Pabré, built under a public-private partnership, which now injects 50 megawatts into the SONABEL grid; the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries said it is an investment of about 18 billion FCFA, and the Prime Minister described it as built in 90 days. 6162165
The announced 120 MW plant at Saaba
A first stone was laid for a 120 MW gas-fired thermal plant in Saaba, with an estimated cost of more than 133 billion FCFA, and commissioning is planned during 2026. This is a government announcement, not an achievement. Announced63
Further announced plants of more than 220 MW
It was announced on 21 July 2026 that new plants would be inaugurated in the following weeks at Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Kaya, Komsilga and Donsin for a total of more than 220 MW. This is an announcement and does not establish commissioning. Announced64
National electricity production
According to the 2025 report of the energy sector regulator (ARSE), delivered on 27 July 2026, national electricity production reached 1.65 billion kWh in 2025, up 17.13% on 2024. 65
The electricity mix
According to the energy regulator, thermal generation represented 72% of national production in 2025, and renewable energies contributed 28%, of which 24% solar and 4% hydroelectricity. 66
Quality of supply
According to the energy regulator, the average number of power cuts fell by 33% and their average duration fell by 65% in 2025 compared with 2024. 67
Internationally backed power projects
The World Bank reports that the Electricity Sector Support Project (PASEL) built a 7.5 MW thermal power plant at Fada N’gourma, electrified 40 communities and 90 villages and deployed 25,000 solar lamps in 400 schools, and that the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has two active solar projects, Ouagadougou-Ziniaré with 30 MW and Zano, with a combined installed capacity of 54 MWp. 5053164
Modernising Bobo-Dioulasso airport
The modernisation of Bobo-Dioulasso international airport, carried out by the Airports Company of Faso (SAFA), is an investment of about 79 billion FCFA; the overall physical execution rate was 17.23% on 5 August 2026, against 35.46% of the contractual time consumed, with more than 500 workers on site. 6869166
What is planned at Bobo-Dioulasso airport
The project provides for a new terminal able to accommodate at least 1.5 million passengers a year, runway rehabilitation, a parallel taxiway, a photovoltaic plant and freight facilities. These components are planned, not completed. Announced70
Ouagadougou-Donsin airport
On 28 March 2026 the Airports Company of Faso said that several structuring infrastructures of Ouagadougou-Donsin international airport were completed, including the runway, the main roads and the water tower, and acknowledged technical and organisational failures that caused delays and cost overruns, with an independent technical diagnosis under way before a roadmap for resuming works. 7172
The Ouagadougou-Bobo-Dioulasso motorway
On 21 April 2026 the Minister of Construction described the progress of the first lot (out of six) of the Ouagadougou-Bobo-Dioulasso motorway as "very satisfactory" after an inspection visit to the Yimdi and Nariou sites. 73
Reading: what is built and what is announced in infrastructure
The published facts show that electricity, airports and roads are major government projects at different stages: a plant inaugurated, another announced, one airport under construction and another whose works are the subject of an independent diagnosis after delays and cost overruns. The difference between what is inaugurated and what is announced is essential for any prospective partner: announcements are not achievements, and published execution rates are the yardstick for follow-up. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis61636972
Investment environment and partners
The World Bank portfolio
According to the World Bank, its portfolio in Burkina Faso on 10 March 2026 consists of 26 operations covering 14 sectors, with total commitments of $4.13 billion. 48
IFC commitments
Country Partnership Framework 2026-2031
Areas worth studying
Area worth studying: services around local gold processing
Area worth studying: services and suppliers linked to refining gold locally, such as energy, transport, laboratory analysis and insurance. The reason is that the State inaugurated a refinery and announced a refining capacity. To be verified: documented output after start-up and the terms of partnership with the National Society of Precious Substances. Possible obstacles: security, the cost of energy and a contractual framework that the sources consulted do not document. This is not a guaranteed opportunity. Area worth studying, not a ready-made opportunity395456
Area worth studying: solar and private generation
Area worth studying: electricity generation through private partnerships, including solar. The reason is that the Pabré plant was built under a public-private partnership, MIGA backs two active solar projects, and thermal generation still dominates the mix. To be verified: purchase tariffs, guarantees and grid-connection schedules. Possible obstacles: fuel costs, the grid’s capacity to absorb new supply and the financing of payments. Area worth studying, not a ready-made opportunity506166
Area worth studying: agro-processing and irrigation
Area worth studying: agro-processing, equipment and inputs linked to irrigation. The reason is that cotton is a large agricultural artery led by one company according to its own presentation, and that the government is running an agropastoral offensive and commissioning irrigated plains. To be verified: approved irrigation plans, available financing and support terms for producers. Possible obstacles: dependence on rainfall, price volatility and access to areas affected by insecurity. Area worth studying, not a ready-made opportunity378899
Area worth studying: tourism, hospitality and air connectivity
Area worth studying: hospitality and tourism services linked to airport modernisation. The reason is that the latest tourism fair included an investors forum and Bobo-Dioulasso airport is being modernised. To be verified: airport opening schedules and official visitor figures. Possible obstacles: the security situation, delays in airport projects and the absence of visitor figures in the sources consulted. Area worth studying, not a ready-made opportunity6068
In practice: before the meeting
Date: the 2026 Government Exhibition
The Ministry of Economy and Finance states that the 2026 Government Exhibition, opened on 2 October at the SIAO site, continues until 9 October. 93
Reading: how to use figures in a meeting
Figures differ between sources by definition and date. The National Institute of Statistics shows access to drinking water of 77.2%, while the World Bank shows 50.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services; these are different measures that should not be added up or compared directly. Likewise the Institute shows a poverty rate of 43.2% while the World Bank shows 42.1% at the $3.00-a-day line. It is advisable to state the source, the definition and the date with every figure. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis912139159
Sectors and areas for cooperation
Established sectors
Gold
Gold production reached 94 tons in 2025 according to the World Bank, and a national gold refinery was inaugurated according to the government communiqué.3954
Cotton
SOFITEX states that it accounts for 80% of the country’s cotton production and distributes more than 100 billion FCFA a year to growers.99100
Agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 19.9% of GDP in 2025 according to the World Bank.142
Electricity
National electricity production reached 1.65 billion kWh in 2025 according to the energy sector regulator, and thermal generation dominates.6566
Telecommunications
Mobile subscriptions were 116.6 per 100 people in 2024 according to the World Bank, and ARCEP regulates the sector.130150
Analysis2
Announced power plants
Announced
The government announced a 120 MW gas plant at Saaba and further plants totalling more than 220 MW; these are announcements, not commissioning.6364
Local processing of minerals
Analysis
The new refinery points to an effort to process gold locally, but the size of its economic impact is not yet documented; this is an analytical note.3954
Areas worth studying3
Applies to everything in this group: Area worth studying, not a ready-made opportunity.
Services around local gold processing
The State inaugurated a national refinery and announced a refining capacity.395456
Electricity generation through private partnerships
The Pabré plant was built under a public-private partnership and thermal generation dominates the mix.506166
Agro-processing and irrigation
Cotton is a large agricultural artery led by one company according to its own presentation, and the government is running an agropastoral offensive and commissioning irrigated plains.378899
With Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and Burkina Faso
Launch of Hajj 2027 activities
On 29 September 2026 the activities of Hajj 2027 were officially launched in Ouagadougou; the technical adviser of the Minister of State for Territorial Administration and Mobility said that the State, through the national committee for organising the pilgrimage to Mecca (CNOPM), recruits candidates and chooses service providers in Saudi Arabia, that a new platform simplifies enrolment and that trainers will be trained in Jeddah in November. 7576
Opening of the Saudi embassy in Ouagadougou
Arab News reported on 7 October 2020, citing the Saudi Press Agency, that the Saudi minister of state for African affairs, accompanied by Burkina Faso’s foreign minister, had inaugurated the Saudi embassy in Ouagadougou. 133
A message to King Salman in 2022
A report dated 8 September 2022, citing the Saudi Press Agency, states that King Salman received a verbal message from Burkina Faso’s then president regarding bilateral relations and that the Saudi foreign minister met his Burkinabè counterpart in Riyadh. 134
Support for Riyadh’s Expo 2030 bid
Arab News reported on 6 September 2023, citing the Saudi Press Agency, that Burkina Faso’s interim president Ibrahim Traoré affirmed full support for the Kingdom’s bid to host Expo 2030 during a meeting in Ouagadougou with Saudi Royal Court adviser Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan. 174
Meeting of the defence ministers in Riyadh
On 5 May 2024 Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met in Riyadh Burkina Faso’s Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Kassoum Coulibaly, and they discussed regional and international developments, according to the Saudi Press Agency as relayed by Arab News. 135
The Prime Minister receives the Saudi ambassador
On 17 January 2025 Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo met in Ouagadougou the Saudi ambassador Fahd Al-Dosari, who congratulated him on his appointment, and they discussed ways to enhance cooperation, according to the Saudi Press Agency. 136
Saudi Fund for Development financing in 2017
KSrelief projects
An Ajel News item on a visit by Burkina Faso’s foreign minister to the headquarters of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre states that the centre’s projects in Burkina Faso include 11 projects with a value of $6.378 million in health, food security and other fields; the page gives no calendar date. 138
Reading: diplomacy, pilgrimage and financing
The dated facts show a relationship built on three threads: scattered diplomatic visits and meetings, an annual pilgrimage that forms the broadest popular link, and intermittent Saudi development financing. No official data on trade or investment are available in the sources consulted, and none should be assumed. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis74133134135137
Saudi Fund for Development financing
In a news item dated 7 September 2022, the Saudi Fund for Development stated that over the past years it had provided Burkina Faso with 15 development loans to help finance 14 development projects and programmes, in addition to 3 grants from the Kingdom's government, and that the total of loans and grants exceeded 232 million US dollars. 2223
A meeting at the Fund's headquarters
On 7 September 2022, the Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for Development received at the Fund's headquarters in Riyadh the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation of Burkina Faso, and praised the development relations between the two sides, which extend over more than forty years. 24
Manga Regional Hospital
The Saudi Fund for Development's statement of 9 November 2023 listed, among the loan agreements signed in Riyadh, the Manga Regional Hospital (Second Phase) project in Burkina Faso, worth 17 million US dollars. 25
Section facts and information — 7 entries
- Burkinabè pilgrims in 2026
- According to the Burkinabè government, 8,143 Burkinabè pilgrims performed the Hajj in Saudi Arabia in 2026, and their return began on 2 June 2026 with the arrival of a first contingent of 342 pilgrims.
- Launch of Hajj 2027 activities
- The activities of Hajj 2027 were officially launched in Ouagadougou on 29 September 2026.
- The Saudi embassy in Ouagadougou
- Arab News reported on 7 October 2020, citing the Saudi Press Agency, that the Saudi embassy in Ouagadougou had been inaugurated.
- Saudi Fund for Development financing to Burkina Faso
- In a news item dated 7 September 2022, the Saudi Fund for Development stated that over the past years it had provided Burkina Faso with 15 development loans to help finance 14 development projects and programmes, in addition to 3 grants from the Kingdom's government.
- Total Saudi loans and grants to Burkina Faso
- The total of loans and grants provided to Burkina Faso by the Saudi Fund for Development and the Kingdom's government exceeded 232 million US dollars, according to the Fund's news item of 7 September 2022.
- Reception of Burkina Faso's foreign minister at the Fund
- On 7 September 2022, the Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for Development received at the Fund's headquarters in Riyadh the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation of Burkina Faso, and praised the development relations between the two sides, which extend over more than forty years.
- Manga Regional Hospital (Second Phase)
- The Saudi Fund for Development's statement of 9 November 2023 listed, among the loan agreements signed in Riyadh, the Manga Regional Hospital (Second Phase) project in Burkina Faso, worth 17 million US dollars.
Milestones
2026
2026-09
According to the Burkinabè government, the activities of Hajj 2027 were officially launched in Ouagadougou, with reforms in the organisation of the pilgrimage and the training of trainers in Jeddah. · Announced 7576
2025
2025-01
According to the Saudi Press Agency, the Burkinabè Prime Minister received the Saudi ambassador and they discussed ways to enhance cooperation. · Unspecified 136
2024
2024-05
According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, the Saudi and Burkinabè defence ministers met in Riyadh and discussed regional and international developments. · Unspecified 135
Earlier record (6)
2023
2023-11
The Saudi Fund for Development listed the Manga Regional Hospital (Second Phase), worth $17 million, among loan agreements signed in Riyadh. · Contracted 25
2023-09
According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, Burkina Faso’s interim president affirmed support for the Kingdom’s bid to host Expo 2030 during a meeting with the Royal Court adviser. · Unspecified 174
2022
2022-09
The Saudi Fund for Development stated that the total of loans and grants provided to Burkina Faso by the Fund and the Kingdom’s government exceeded 232 million US dollars. · Unspecified 23
2022-09
According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, King Salman received a verbal message from Burkina Faso’s then president regarding bilateral relations. · Unspecified 134
2020
2020-10
According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, the Kingdom inaugurated its embassy in Ouagadougou in the presence of the Saudi minister of state for African affairs and Burkina Faso’s foreign minister. · Implemented 133
2017
2017-07
According to Ecofin Agency, the Saudi Fund for Development granted Burkina Faso two facilities worth $43 million: a $37 million sovereign loan for the N23 road and a $6 million grant for rural water drilling. · Contracted 137170171
What we do not know yet
- The volume of Saudi-Burkinabè trade and any trade or investment agreements: no official data on them are available in the sources consulted.
- The fate of Saudi financing after November 2023 and the disbursement status of the Manga hospital loan: no more recent official page is available in the sources consulted.
- The date of the Burkinabè foreign minister’s visit to the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre: the page consulted carries no calendar date.
Media and development
Media and development
Media and editorial perspectives
Landscape and international ranking
The media landscape as RSF describes it
Reporters Without Borders describes a media landscape of more than 80 newspapers, 185 radio stations and around 30 TV channels, and says that the tradition of investigative journalism is under threat from the deteriorating political and security situation. 124
Press freedom index 2026
Reading: media outlets and their operating environment
The data show a relatively large number of outlets, while the country’s ranking in the press freedom index fell, the organisation describes tighter control over the media after the reform of the Superior Council for Communication, and regulators are coordinating within the Alliance of Sahel States. This means that joint media work needs an understanding of the regulatory framework and due diligence on every partner. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis122124125132
Legal and regulatory framework
The constitutional framework for press freedom
Reporters Without Borders notes that freedom of the press and the right to information have been guaranteed by the constitution since 1991. 126
The reform of the Superior Council for Communication, according to RSF
Reporters Without Borders states that a reform of the Superior Council for Communication (CSC), approved by a vote in November 2023, strengthened, in its assessment, governmental control over the media by allowing the head of state to appoint its president. This is the organisation’s assessment. 125
The organic law of the Superior Council for Communication
The Superior Council for Communication states that its actions are conducted under organic law No. 041-2023/ALT of 21 November 2023 and that it ensures the application of the legislation and regulations on communication to the public. 128
Media directories at the Council
The Superior Council for Communication publishes directories of the print and online press and of audiovisual media for 2026, dated 31 July 2026. 129
The safety of journalists, according to RSF
Reporters Without Borders states that since Captain Ibrahim Traoré came to power the authorities have been responsible for the abduction and detention of at least a dozen journalists who criticised the government. This is the organisation’s account, and no official reply to it is available in the sources consulted. 127
Connectivity and technical regulation
Mobile and broadband subscriptions
The electronic communications and postal regulator
The electronic communications and postal regulator (ARCEP) is governed by law No. 061-2008/AN of 27 November 2008 on electronic communications networks and services; it is an independent administrative institution placed under the administrative supervision of the Prime Minister’s office. 130
The quarterly mobile market observatory
ARCEP publishes a quarterly observatory of the mobile market, the latest edition listed being for the second quarter of 2026. 131
Cooperation of the AES communications regulators
ARCEP Burkina Faso, AMRTP Mali and ARCEP Niger signed a cooperation convention in the field of communications in Ouagadougou on 25 September 2026. 132
Humanitarian & Development
Topics in this section: Living standards and income distribution · Measuring living standards nationally · Living standards projections943113139156
Living standards and income distribution
Living standards and income distribution
Measuring living standards nationally
Living standards projections
The World Bank expects low inflation and two consecutive years of good harvests to contribute to a decline in extreme poverty of 5 percentage points, to 34.6%. This is a projection, not a fact. Forecast43
Humanitarian need, displacement and food
Humanitarian need in 2026
Some 4.5 million people require humanitarian assistance in 2026 according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which says humanitarian access remains difficult. 118
The 2026 response plan
The 2026 response plan seeks US$658.5 million to support 2.7 million people in the regions where needs are most severe. This is an amount requested, not funding provided. Target119
Returns of displaced people
According to the National Council for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation, more than 1.1 million internally displaced persons had returned to their places of origin by 31 October 2025, after more than 2 million people fled their homes over several years. 120
The humanitarian funding gap
Only one-third of the required humanitarian funding was received in 2025 according to OCHA, forcing humanitarians to make difficult choices about who is assisted. 121
Food security
The number of people facing acute food insecurity (IPC phases 3-5) rose from 700,000 in 2019 to 2.7 million in 2024, according to the World Food Programme. 116
Figures shown on the WFP country page
On its country page the World Food Programme shows that 2.3 million people suffer from acute hunger and 2.1 million people are displaced by conflict, without stating the period they cover. 117
Internal displacement in 2023
Resettlement of displaced people, per the government
The government says, as relayed by the World Bank, that more than 1 million displaced persons had been resettled as of March 2025 in about 700 localities across the country. This is a government statement; no independent count is available in the sources consulted. Announced34
Health
Number of physicians
There were 0.148 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022 according to World Bank indicators. 157
Health spending
Current health expenditure was 7.8% of GDP in 2023 according to World Bank indicators. 158
Infant and child health
The National Institute of Statistics shows an infant mortality rate of 30 per thousand and a juvenile mortality rate of 18 per thousand according to the 2021 EDS survey. 114
Basic services and human development
Results of water and education projects
The World Bank reports that the Water Supply and Sanitation Program gave more than 829,000 people access to drinking water sources and more than 406,800 people access to improved sanitation facilities, and that the Project to Improve Access and Quality of Education built 327 classrooms in 45 middle and high schools, providing access to about 20,595 students. 5152
Basic drinking water services
The share of people using at least basic drinking water services was 50.0% of the population in 2024 according to the World Bank. 159
The Human Development Index
The 2025 UNDP Human Development Index ranks Burkina Faso 186th out of 193 countries, as cited by the World Bank. 28
Reading: needs and financing
The published indicators converge on one direction: widespread poverty, acute hunger that rose sharply between 2019 and 2024, large-scale displacement and limited water and health services, with humanitarian funding that does not cover the need. This means needs are documented by international sources using differing formats and measures, and any link between a need and a project requires field and security verification; need does not mean an investment opportunity. This is an analytical reading, not a fact. Analysis51116118119121139159
Sources
Sources and updates
Sources cited on this page, numbered as they appear next to each item.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-08
This file is built on public pages consulted on 7 and 8 October 2026 (the reading date appears on each source). It has not had a human review and does not replace verification before any decision.
Ministers are named only where a dated official page consulted names them; the sources consulted include no official page defining the official languages and no dated page on the composition of the government; whatever lacks evidence is held and not published.
Some figures differ between sources because of definition or year, such as access to drinking water between the National Institute of Statistics and the World Bank; the number of regions follows a government map dated 16 September 2026, and older sources give a different count. The Presidency’s page on investment opportunities is not used because its figures are outdated.
Source register (175)
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Présidence du Faso
Land neighbours — 01 Geography
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: From within · Location and borders · Land borders
- 3
Présidence du Faso
Head of State per Presidency website — 03 Leadership
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Institutional context · Head of State according to the Presidency website · Presidency of Faso
- 4
Présidence du Faso
Prime Minister per Presidency website — 03 Leadership
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Institutional context · Head of Government according to the Presidency website
- 5
Présidence du Faso
Government size — 03 Leadership
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Institutional context · Composition of the Government
- 6
Présidence du Faso
Transition Charter — 04 Institutions
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Institutional context · Transition Charter
- 7
Présidence du Faso
Institutions listed by Presidency — 04 Institutions
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Institutional context · Institutions listed by the Presidency
- 8
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
Population 2025 per INSD — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Population in the National Institute of Statistics figures · Population 2025 (National Institute of Statistics)
- 9
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
Poverty rate EHCVM 2021 — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Reading: the young population and services · Social indicators from household surveys · Reading: how to use figures in a meeting · The axes in brief: Humanitarian & Development · Measuring living standards nationally · Poverty rate
- 10
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
Total fertility rate EDS 2021 — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Reading: the young population and services · Fertility and child health · Total fertility rate
- 11
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
Under-5 mortality EDS 2021 — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Fertility and child health · Under-five mortality
- 12
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
Access to drinking water EHCVM 2021 — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Social indicators from household surveys · Reading: how to use figures in a meeting · Access to drinking water
- 13
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
Monthly price change May 2026 (IHPC) — 05 Economy
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Prices · Monthly change in consumer prices
- 14
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
INSD status and supervision — 04 Institutions
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Institutional context · National Institute of Statistics and Demography · National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD)
- 15
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
INSD mission — 04 Institutions
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Mission of the National Institute of Statistics · National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD)
- 16
Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO)
UMOA membership via BCEAO — 04 Institutions
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Currency and monetary union · West African Monetary Union · Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
- 17
Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO)
Currency: CFA franc issued by BCEAO — 05 Economy
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Currency and monetary union · Currency · Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
- 18
Présidence du Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso economic capital — 01 Geography
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: From within · The two capitals · Economic capital
- 19
Présidence du Faso
Liptako Charter and AES — 06 Regional
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Institutional context · Alliance of Sahel States
- 20
- 21
Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances
Minister of Economy and Finance per ministry website — 03 Leadership
Official · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Minister of Economy and Finance according to the Ministry website · Ministry of Economy and Finance
- 22
Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)
SFD cumulative financing to Burkina Faso (as of Sept 2022) — 07 Saudi relations
Official · Published 2022-09-07 · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Saudi Fund for Development financing · Saudi Fund for Development financing to Burkina Faso · Saudi Fund for Development
- 23
Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)
Total SFD loans and grants above 232 million USD — 07 Saudi relations
Official · Published 2022-09-07 · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Saudi Fund for Development financing · Total Saudi loans and grants to Burkina Faso · The Saudi Fund for Development stated that the total of loans and grants provided to Burkina Faso by the Fund and the Kingdom’s government exceeded 232 million US dollars.
- 24
Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)
Reception of Burkina Faso foreign minister at SFD — 07 Saudi relations
Official · Published 2022-09-07 · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: A meeting at the Fund's headquarters · Reception of Burkina Faso's foreign minister at the Fund
- 25
Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)
Manga Regional Hospital Phase 2 loan agreement — 07 Saudi relations
Official · Published 2023-11-09 · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Manga Regional Hospital · Manga Regional Hospital (Second Phase) · The Saudi Fund for Development listed the Manga Regional Hospital (Second Phase), worth $17 million, among loan agreements signed in Riyadh.
- 26
World Bank (country metadata API)
International · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: From within · The two capitals · Capital
- 27
World Bank
Income group and location — 01 Identity
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: From within · The axes in brief: People & Society · The axes in brief: Economy & Investment · Location and income group
- 28
World Bank
Human Development Index rank 2025 (UNDP, as cited by the World Bank) — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Human Development Index
- 29
World Bank
Transitional president sworn in 21 October 2022 — 04 Institutions
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: From within · The axes in brief: Institutional context · Institutional context
- 30
World Bank
Transition Charter amended 25 May 2024 — 04 Institutions
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: From within · Institutional context · Amendment of the Transition Charter
- 31
World Bank
Creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (16 September 2023) — 04 Institutions
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context
- 32
World Bank
Decision to leave ECOWAS (28 January 2024) — 04 Institutions
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context · The decision to leave ECOWAS
- 33
World Bank
Internally displaced persons, March 2023 (OCHA, as cited by the World Bank) — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Reading: the young population and services · Internal displacement in 2023
- 34
World Bank
Government statement on resettled displaced persons, March 2025 — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Resettlement of displaced people, per the government
- 35
World Bank
Real GDP growth 2025 (estimate) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Growth in 2025 · Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain · Estimated growth in 2025
- 36
World Bank
Contribution of services to growth 2025 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Where the 2025 growth came from
- 37
World Bank
Contribution of agriculture to growth and cereal output 2025 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Where the 2025 growth came from · Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain · Reading: the production base between raw output and processing · Area worth studying: agro-processing and irrigation · Agro-processing and irrigation
- 38
World Bank
Contribution of the secondary sector to growth 2025 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Where the 2025 growth came from
- 39
World Bank
Gold production 2025 versus 2024 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: From within · The axes in brief: Economy & Investment · Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain · Gold production · Reading: the production base between raw output and processing · Area worth studying: services around local gold processing · Gold · Local processing of minerals · Services around local gold processing
- 40
World Bank
Current account balance 2025 (estimate) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Current account and budget deficit · Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain
- 41
World Bank
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Prices in 2025 · Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain
- 42
World Bank
Budget deficit 2025 (estimate) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Current account and budget deficit
- 43
World Bank
Extreme poverty projection — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Humanitarian & Development · Living standards projections
- 44
World Bank
Medium-term growth outlook — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Growth outlook to 2028 · Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain
- 45
World Bank
Inflation outlook 2026 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Inflation outlook for 2026
- 46
World Bank
World Bank Country Partnership Framework 2026-2031 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Country Partnership Framework 2026-2031
- 47
World Bank
Objectives of the Country Partnership Framework 2026-2031 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Country Partnership Framework 2026-2031
- 48
World Bank
World Bank portfolio in Burkina Faso, March 2026 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The World Bank portfolio
- 49
World Bank
IFC commitments in 2025 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: IFC commitments
- 50
World Bank
MIGA-backed solar projects — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Internationally backed power projects · Area worth studying: solar and private generation · Electricity generation through private partnerships
- 51
World Bank
Water supply and sanitation programme results — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Results of water and education projects · Reading: needs and financing
- 52
World Bank
Education access project results — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Results of water and education projects
- 53
World Bank
Electricity Sector Support Project results — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Internationally backed power projects
- 54
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Inauguration of the national gold refinery RAFFINOR-BF — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-09-28 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The national gold refinery · Reading: the production base between raw output and processing · Area worth studying: services around local gold processing · Inauguration of the national gold refinery · Government Information Service (SIG) · Gold · Local processing of minerals · Services around local gold processing
- 55
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Investment cost of the gold refinery — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-09-28 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The national gold refinery
- 56
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Announced refining capacity of RAFFINOR-BF — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-09-28 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Announced refining capacity · Area worth studying: services around local gold processing · Services around local gold processing
- 57
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Patriotic Support Fund resources at 29 September 2026 — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-09-30 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Patriotic Support Fund
- 58
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Growth of FSP resources versus 2025 — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-09-30 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Patriotic Support Fund
- 59
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Prime Minister opens SITHO 2026 (22 September 2026) — 04 Institutions
Official · Published 2026-09-23 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Tourism and hospitality: the SITHO fair · The axes in brief: Institutional context · Institutional context
- 60
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
SITHO 2026 programme: tourism forum and investors forum — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-09-23 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Tourism and hospitality: the SITHO fair · Area worth studying: tourism, hospitality and air connectivity
- 61
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Pabré 50 MW thermal power plant inaugurated (21 July 2026) — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-21 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Pabré thermal power plant · Reading: what is built and what is announced in infrastructure · Area worth studying: solar and private generation · Electricity generation through private partnerships
- 62
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Cost of the Pabré plant — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-21 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Pabré thermal power plant
- 63
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Announced 120 MW gas-fired plant at Saaba — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-21 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The announced 120 MW plant at Saaba · Reading: what is built and what is announced in infrastructure · Announced power plants
- 64
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Announced further power plants totalling more than 220 MW — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-21 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Further announced plants of more than 220 MW · Announced power plants
- 65
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
National electricity production 2025 (ARSE report) — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: National electricity production · Electricity production · Electricity
- 66
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Electricity mix 2025 (ARSE report) — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The electricity mix · Area worth studying: solar and private generation · Electricity · Electricity generation through private partnerships
- 67
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Electricity outages 2025 versus 2024 (ARSE report) — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Quality of supply
- 68
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso international airport modernisation cost — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-08-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Modernising Bobo-Dioulasso airport · Area worth studying: tourism, hospitality and air connectivity
- 69
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso airport works progress at 5 August 2026 — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-08-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Modernising Bobo-Dioulasso airport · Reading: what is built and what is announced in infrastructure
- 70
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Planned capacity of the new Bobo-Dioulasso terminal — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-08-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
- 71
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou-Donsin airport: completed structures — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-03-29 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Ouagadougou-Donsin airport
- 72
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou-Donsin airport: delays and cost overruns acknowledged — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-03-29 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Ouagadougou-Donsin airport · Reading: what is built and what is announced in infrastructure
- 73
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou-Bobo-Dioulasso motorway: first lot progress (21 April 2026) — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-04-21 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Ouagadougou-Bobo-Dioulasso motorway
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Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Return of Burkinabè pilgrims from Hajj 2026 — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2026-06-03 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Relations with Saudi Arabia · Hajj 2026 · Reading: diplomacy, pilgrimage and financing · Burkinabè pilgrims in 2026
- 75
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Official launch of Hajj 2027 activities (29 September 2026) — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2026-09-30 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Relations with Saudi Arabia · Launch of Hajj 2027 activities · According to the Burkinabè government, the activities of Hajj 2027 were officially launched in Ouagadougou, with reforms in the organisation of the pilgrimage and the training of trainers in Jeddah.
- 76
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Hajj organisation reform: State recruits pilgrims and chooses providers in Saudi Arabia — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2026-09-30 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Relations with Saudi Arabia · Launch of Hajj 2027 activities · According to the Burkinabè government, the activities of Hajj 2027 were officially launched in Ouagadougou, with reforms in the organisation of the pilgrimage and the training of trainers in Jeddah.
- 77
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Administrative map: 17 regions, 47 provinces and 350 departments — 01 Identity
Official · Published 2026-09-16 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Administrative divisions on the 2026 map · Administrative divisions
- 78
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Council of Ministers communiqués published in national languages — 02 Society
Official · Published 2026-09-24 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Languages in government communication · Government Information Service (SIG)
- 79
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Law on religious freedoms of 20 June 2026 — 02 Society
Official · Published 2026-08-03 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The law on religious freedoms
- 80
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Religious diversity as described by the government — 02 Society
Official · Published 2026-08-03 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Religious diversity as the government describes it
- 81
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
30 th FESPACO scheduled 27 February to 6 March 2027 — 07 Culture
Official · Published 2025-03-01 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Date of the thirtieth edition
- 82
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
29 th FESPACO: films, professionals, countries — 07 Culture
Official · Published 2025-03-01 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Culture & Identity · The twenty-ninth FESPACO · Reading: culture as an asset of external presence
- 83
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Etalon d'or de Yennenga 2025 to a Burkinabè film — 07 Culture
Official · Published 2025-03-01 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The 2025 Etalon d’or de Yennenga
- 84
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
22 nd National Culture Week (SNC) in Bobo-Dioulasso — 07 Culture
Official · Published 2026-05-03 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Culture & Identity · The National Culture Week in Bobo-Dioulasso · Reading: culture as an asset of external presence
- 85
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (government statement) — 07 Culture
Official · Published 2026-05-03 · Accessed 2026-10-08
- 86
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Royal Court of Tiébélé inscribed on the World Heritage List (26 July 2024) — 07 Culture
Official · Published 2024-07-27 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Royal Court of Tiébélé
- 87
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Agriculture minister's performance contract at 30 June 2026 — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-24 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Agropastoral Offensive · Institutional context
- 88
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Agropastoral Offensive: Prime Minister visits Bama (2 August 2026) — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-08-02 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Agropastoral Offensive · Area worth studying: agro-processing and irrigation · Agro-processing and irrigation
- 89
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries named on 28 September 2026 — 04 Institutions
Official · Published 2026-09-28 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context
- 90
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Head of State named in a dated government communiqué — 04 Institutions
Official · Published 2026-09-28 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Institutional context · Institutional context
- 91
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Prime Minister named in a dated government communiqué (FSP, 30 September 2026) — 04 Institutions
Official · Published 2026-09-30 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Institutional context · Institutional context · The Prime Minister in a dated communiqué · Primature (Prime Minister’s office)
- 92
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Official · Published 2026-09-30 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context
- 93
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Burkina Faso
Government exhibition at SIAO, 2 to 9 October 2026 — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-10-06 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Date: the 2026 Government Exhibition
- 94
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Burkina Faso
Minister of Foreign Affairs per ministry website (October 2026) — 04 Institutions
Official · Published 2026-10-07 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context · Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 95
Presidency of Faso
Constitution of 1991, amended in 2015 — 04 Institutions
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context · The 1991 Constitution
- 96
Legislative Assembly of the People of Burkina Faso
Legislative Assembly of the People (7 October 2026) — 04 Institutions
Official · Published 2026-10-07 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context · Legislative Assembly of the People (Assemblée législative du peuple)
- 97
Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso
Constitutional Council — 04 Institutions
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Institutional context · Constitutional Council
- 98
Primature of Burkina Faso
Primature website: message of the Prime Minister — 04 Institutions
Official · Published 2026-10-06 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Institutional context · Institutional context · Primature (Prime Minister’s office)
- 99
SOFITEX (Société burkinabè des fibres textiles)
SOFITEX share of national cotton production — 03 Economy
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: From within · The axes in brief: Economy & Investment · Cotton and SOFITEX · Reading: the production base between raw output and processing · Area worth studying: agro-processing and irrigation · Burkinabè Textile Fibres Company (SOFITEX) · Cotton · Agro-processing and irrigation
- 100
SOFITEX (Société burkinabè des fibres textiles)
SOFITEX payments to growers and workforce — 03 Economy
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Cotton and SOFITEX · Burkinabè Textile Fibres Company (SOFITEX) · Cotton
- 101
SOFITEX (Société burkinabè des fibres textiles)
SOFITEX workforce — 03 Economy
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Cotton and SOFITEX
- 102
SOFITEX (Société burkinabè des fibres textiles)
2023-2024 cotton campaign: price, subsidy and forecast — 03 Economy
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
- 103
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Culture & Identity · Burkina Faso sites on the World Heritage List · Reading: culture as an asset of external presence · World Heritage properties
- 104
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Number of World Heritage properties — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
- 105
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Sites on the Tentative List — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Tentative List
- 106
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Intangible heritage: balafon and kolintang practices (2024) — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Culture & Identity · The balafon and kolintang · Reading: culture as an asset of external presence
- 107
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
On-going nomination: joking relationships and alliances (2026) — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Nomination under way: joking relationships and alliances
- 108
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Ratification of the 2003 Convention and Committee membership — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
- 109
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
International Assistance project: Saponé hat — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: A project to safeguard the making of the Saponé hat
- 110
INSD (National Institute of Statistics and Demography)
5 th General Population and Housing Census (RGPH), coverage 2019 — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: People & Society · The fifth general census
- 111
INSD (National Institute of Statistics and Demography)
Adult literacy rate per INSD (EHCVM 2021) — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Adult literacy
- 112
INSD (National Institute of Statistics and Demography)
Gross primary enrolment ratio 2022/23 per INSD — 02 Society
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Primary enrolment per the Institute
- 113
INSD (National Institute of Statistics and Demography)
National poverty line EHCVM 2021 — 08 Development
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Humanitarian & Development · Measuring living standards nationally
- 114
INSD (National Institute of Statistics and Demography)
Infant and juvenile mortality EDS 2021 — 08 Development
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Infant and child health
- 115
INSD (National Institute of Statistics and Demography)
National accounts: base year change — 03 Economy
Official · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: National accounts and base year
- 116
World Food Programme
Acute food insecurity 2019 to 2024 (WFP) — 08 Development
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Food security · Reading: needs and financing
- 117
World Food Programme
WFP headline figures: acute hunger and displacement — 08 Development
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Figures shown on the WFP country page
- 118
UN OCHA
People requiring humanitarian assistance in 2026 (OCHA) — 08 Development
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: From within · Humanitarian need in 2026 · Reading: needs and financing
- 119
UN OCHA
2026 humanitarian response plan (OCHA) — 08 Development
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The 2026 response plan · Reading: needs and financing
- 120
UN OCHA
Returns of displaced people by 31 October 2025 (OCHA) — 08 Development
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Returns of displaced people
- 121
UN OCHA
Humanitarian funding in 2025 (OCHA) — 08 Development
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The humanitarian funding gap · Reading: needs and financing
- 122
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
RSF World Press Freedom Index 2026 — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Press freedom index 2026 · Reading: media outlets and their operating environment
- 123
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025 — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Press freedom index 2026
- 124
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Media landscape per RSF — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Media & Stories · The media landscape as RSF describes it · Reading: media outlets and their operating environment
- 125
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
RSF on the 2023 reform of the media regulator (CSC) — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Media & Stories · The reform of the Superior Council for Communication, according to RSF · Reading: media outlets and their operating environment
- 126
- 127
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
RSF on the safety of journalists — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
- 128
Superior Council for Communication (CSC)
CSC organic law of 21 November 2023 — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The organic law of the Superior Council for Communication · Superior Council for Communication (CSC)
- 129
Superior Council for Communication (CSC)
CSC directories of media (2026) — 06 Media
Media · Published 2026-07-31 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Media directories at the Council · Superior Council for Communication (CSC)
- 130
ARCEP Burkina Faso
ARCEP legal basis and supervision — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The electronic communications and postal regulator · Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) · Telecommunications
- 131
ARCEP Burkina Faso
ARCEP quarterly market observatory — 06 Media
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The quarterly mobile market observatory · Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP)
- 132
ARCEP Burkina Faso
Cooperation convention of AES communications regulators (25 September 2026) — 06 Media
Media · Published 2026-09-27 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Cooperation of the AES communications regulators · Reading: media outlets and their operating environment
- 133
Arab News (citing SPA)
Saudi embassy inaugurated in Ouagadougou (October 2020) — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2020-10-07 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Relations with Saudi Arabia · Opening of the Saudi embassy in Ouagadougou · Reading: diplomacy, pilgrimage and financing · The Saudi embassy in Ouagadougou · According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, the Kingdom inaugurated its embassy in Ouagadougou in the presence of the Saudi minister of state for African affairs and Burkina Faso’s foreign minister.
- 134
Arab News (citing SPA)
Burkina Faso president's message to King Salman (September 2022) — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2022-09-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: A message to King Salman in 2022 · Reading: diplomacy, pilgrimage and financing · According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, King Salman received a verbal message from Burkina Faso’s then president regarding bilateral relations.
- 135
Arab News (citing SPA)
Saudi and Burkinabè defence ministers meet in Riyadh (5 May 2024) — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2024-05-05 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Meeting of the defence ministers in Riyadh · Reading: diplomacy, pilgrimage and financing · According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, the Saudi and Burkinabè defence ministers met in Riyadh and discussed regional and international developments.
- 136
Riyadh Daily (citing SPA)
Burkina Faso Prime Minister receives the Saudi ambassador (January 2025) — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2025-01-17 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Prime Minister receives the Saudi ambassador · According to the Saudi Press Agency, the Burkinabè Prime Minister received the Saudi ambassador and they discussed ways to enhance cooperation.
- 137
Ecofin Agency
SFD financing of $43 million (July 2017) — 05 Saudi
Media · Published 2017-07-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Saudi Fund for Development financing in 2017 · Reading: diplomacy, pilgrimage and financing · According to Ecofin Agency, the Saudi Fund for Development granted Burkina Faso two facilities worth $43 million: a $37 million sovereign loan for the N23 road and a $6 million grant for rural water drilling.
- 138
Ajel News
KSrelief projects in Burkina Faso (as briefed to the Burkinabè foreign minister) — 05 Saudi
Media · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: KSrelief projects
- 139
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Reading: how to use figures in a meeting · The axes in brief: Humanitarian & Development · Living standards and income distribution · Reading: needs and financing · Poverty at $3.00 a day
- 140
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 02 Society
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: School enrolment
- 141
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 02 Society
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: School enrolment
- 142
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Structure of output · Agriculture
- 143
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Structure of output
- 144
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Services, value added (% of GDP) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Structure of output
- 145
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Foreign trade
- 146
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Foreign trade
- 147
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: External financing
- 148
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: External financing
- 149
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
External debt stocks (% of GNI) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: External financing · Reading: an economy moved by gold and rain
- 150
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 06 Media
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Media & Stories · Mobile and broadband subscriptions · Telecommunications
- 151
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 06 Media
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Mobile and broadband subscriptions
- 152
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Population growth (annual %) — 02 Society
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: People & Society · Population growth · Reading: the young population and services
- 153
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) — 02 Society
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Population density
- 154
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Employment in agriculture · Reading: the production base between raw output and processing
- 155
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Income per person
- 156
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Humanitarian & Development · Living standards and income distribution
- 157
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Physicians (per 1,000 people) — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Number of physicians
- 158
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Health spending
- 159
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Reading: how to use figures in a meeting · Basic drinking water services · Reading: needs and financing
- 160
World Bank (World Development Indicators API)
Merchandise exports (current US$) — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Foreign trade
- 161
World Bank
Internally displaced persons in January 2019 (as cited by the World Bank) — 08 Development
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Internal displacement in 2023
- 162
World Bank
IFC commitments in 2020 — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: IFC commitments
- 163
World Bank
IFC cumulative commitments — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: IFC commitments
- 164
World Bank
PASEL solar lamps in schools — 03 Economy
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Internationally backed power projects
- 165
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Pabré plant built in 90 days (Prime Minister) — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-07-21 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The Pabré thermal power plant
- 166
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Workers on the Bobo-Dioulasso airport site — 03 Economy
Official · Published 2026-08-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Modernising Bobo-Dioulasso airport
- 167
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
First contingent of returning pilgrims, 2 June 2026 — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2026-06-03 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The axes in brief: Relations with Saudi Arabia · Hajj 2026 · Burkinabè pilgrims in 2026
- 168
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (count) — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Burkina Faso sites on the World Heritage List · Ratification of the World Heritage Convention · World Heritage properties
- 169
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
21 st session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the ICH — 07 Culture
International · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Nomination under way: joking relationships and alliances
- 170
Ecofin Agency
SFD sovereign loan for the N23 Ouahigouya-Djibo road (2017) — 05 Saudi
Media · Published 2017-07-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Saudi Fund for Development financing in 2017 · According to Ecofin Agency, the Saudi Fund for Development granted Burkina Faso two facilities worth $43 million: a $37 million sovereign loan for the N23 road and a $6 million grant for rural water drilling.
- 171
Ecofin Agency
SFD grant of $6 million for rural water drilling (2017) — 05 Saudi
Media · Published 2017-07-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Saudi Fund for Development financing in 2017 · According to Ecofin Agency, the Saudi Fund for Development granted Burkina Faso two facilities worth $43 million: a $37 million sovereign loan for the N23 road and a $6 million grant for rural water drilling.
- 172
Ecofin Agency
Length of the N23 Ouahigouya-Djibo road — 05 Saudi
Media · Published 2017-07-08 · Accessed 2026-10-08
- 173
Government Information Service (SIG), Burkina Faso
Etalon d'or de Yennenga: 28 years after 1997 — 07 Culture
Official · Published 2025-03-01 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: The 2025 Etalon d’or de Yennenga
- 174
Arab News (citing SPA)
Burkina Faso backs Saudi Expo 2030 bid (reported 6 September 2023) — 05 Saudi
Official · Published 2023-09-06 · Accessed 2026-10-08
Cited in: Support for Riyadh’s Expo 2030 bid · According to the Saudi Press Agency via Arab News, Burkina Faso’s interim president affirmed support for the Kingdom’s bid to host Expo 2030 during a meeting with the Royal Court adviser.
- 175
World Bank
World Development Indicators: Burkina Faso
International · Published 2026-07-13 · Accessed 2026-10-07
Cited in: Population · GDP · GDP per capita · GDP growth · Urban population · Population under 15 · Life expectancy · Access to electricity · Internet users
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