Burkina Faso (Vol 16, 2019)
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InThe views expressed in this chapter are those of the author and are not an official policy or position of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the Department of Defense, or the us government. recent years, insecurity in Burkina Faso has gradually worsened as multiple armed jihadi groups have waged insurgencies in the northern and eastern regions of the country. In 2019, these conflicts expanded and diversified as militants increasingly targeted communities farther south. As conflict intensified, generalised violence and criminality correspondingly increased and officials grappled with the growing crisis. The spread of insurgent violence and the accompanying insecurity triggered a humanitarian crisis in which more than half a million people were displaced, and at least 1,200 lost their lives. This crisis dominated domestic politics. Foreign affairs also centred on the growing threat of terrorism, increased insecurity, and the resultant humanitarian crisis unfolding in much of the countryside, by strengthening ties between regional governments and counter-terrorism partners, notably France and the United States. Despite the insecurity, the biannual Pan-African Film Festival known by its French acronym, fespaco, celebrated its fiftieth year in Ouagadougou and the economy maintained a steady growth rate of 6% real gdp.
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Burkina Faso (Vol 16, 2019)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Daniel Eizenga in
Current site
Google Scholar
(4,076 words)