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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 573 entities connected with Burkina Faso. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Burkina Faso. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Burkina Faso

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Burkina Faso.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 464 entities identified as PEPs connected with Burkina Faso.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Prime Minister2--
Transitional President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries1--
Minister of Digital Transition, Posts & Communications1--
Minister of Economy & Finance1--
Minister of Environment, Water & Sanitation1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation & Burkinabe Abroad1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Higher Education, Research & Innovation1--
Minister of Humanitarian Action & National Solidarity1--
Minister of Justice and Human Rights, in charge of Relations with Institutions, Keeper of the Seals1--
Minister of Secondary Education, Vocational & Technical Training1--
Minister of Security1--
Minister of Sports, Youth & Employment1--
Minister of State, Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts & Tourism1--
Minister of State, Minister of Defence & Veterans Affairs1--
Minister of State, Minister of Public Service & Social Protection1--
Minister of Territorial Administration & Mobility1--
Minister of Urban Planning & Housing1--
Minister-Del. to the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Resources & Fisheries, with responsibility for Animal Resources1--
Minister-Del. to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation & Burkinabe Abroad, in charge of Regional Cooperation1--
Minister-Del. to the Minister of the Economy & Finance1--
Secretary-General of the Government and of the Council of Ministers1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Assemblée Nationale-217101
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Burkina Faso-1-
ambassador of France to Burkina Faso-11
ambassador of Germany to Burkina Faso-5-
ambassador of Palestine to Burkina Faso--1
Ambassador of Spain to Burkina Fasso-11
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Burkina Faso-2-
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--
United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso-1-

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso-115
President of Burkina Faso-82
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso-81
Minister of Finance of Burkina Faso-44
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso-71
Minister of Health of Burkino Faso-51
Minister of National Defence of Bukina Faso-41
president of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso-41
Minister of Territorial Administration of Bukina Faso-4-
Minister of Education of Burkina Faso-21
Minister of Gender and Family of Bukina Faso-3-
Minister of Industry and Commerce of Bukina Faso-3-
Minister of Infrastructure of Bukina Faso-3-
Minister for Social Cohesion and National Reconciliation-2-
Minister of Communication-2-
Minister of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications of Burkina Faso-11
Minister of Energy and Mines of Bukina Faso-2-
Minister of Public Service of Bukina Faso-11
Minister of Transport of Bukina Faso-2-
Minister of Urban Planning and Housing of Bukina Faso-2-
Charge d'Affaires in the US1--
Ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération régionale et des Burkinabés de l’Extérieur du Burkina Faso1--
Premier Ministre, Chef du Gouvernement du Burkina Faso1--
Président du Burkina Faso, Chef de l’État1--
vice president of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso-1-

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...