Burkina Faso — Jihadist Insurgency
Burkina Faso has experienced rapid conflict deterioration since 2015, accelerating after two coups in 2022. JNIM and ISGS control an estimated 40% of the territory. The government, now led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has expelled French forces, closed French media, and aligned with Russia/Wagner. Burkina Faso now has one of the worst food insecurity crises in Africa.
Dossier summary
Current conflict profile
Burkina Faso has experienced rapid conflict deterioration since 2015, accelerating after two coups in 2022. JNIM and ISGS control an estimated 40% of the territory. The government, now led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has expelled French forces, closed French media, and aligned with Russia/Wagner. Burkina Faso now has one of the worst food insecurity crises in Africa.
Persistence drivers
Why this conflict persists
The insurgency is sustained by spill-over from Mali, deep governance failures across the Sahel, Wagner Group's inability to improve security despite replacing French forces, gold mining regions providing conflict financing, and inter-community violence that jihadists exploit to recruit.
Human and economic impact
Displacement, fatalities, and economic pressure
The live side tables for actors, displacement timeseries, economy rows, forecasts, events, and timeline are currently empty for this conflict, so this static dossier uses the verified inline conflict record.
Outlook
Risk and spillover assessment
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