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Burkina Faso

Africa

UN Member since 1960

Member of AU, NAM.

Population

22.7M

GDP

$19.5B

Capital

Ouagadougou

Government

Military junta (transitional)

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

3.1 / 10

UN voting record

How Burkina Faso votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

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Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

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Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Burkina Faso's military government has dramatically realigned the country's foreign policy, pivoting away from France and Western partners toward Russia, Turkey, and Iran. The junta joined the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) with Mali and Niger, signaling a break from ECOWAS and Francophone institutional frameworks.

The government frames its foreign policy around sovereignty, anti-imperialism, and rejection of what it calls neocolonial interference. It has demanded the departure of French troops and the French ambassador.

Allies

MUN Delegate Guide

Representing Burkina Faso in MUN is challenging given its transitional status. Emphasize sovereignty, anti-imperialism, and the failure of the international community to address Sahelian terrorism. Criticize France's military presence in Africa and advocate for African-led security solutions.

Align with Mali and Niger as your closest partners in the Alliance of Sahel States. Build ties with Russia and China as alternative partners. Be skeptical of ECOWAS sanctions and Western conditionality. On development, highlight poverty, food insecurity, and displacement as the root causes of extremism.