BURKINA FASO: COUNTERINSURGENCY CONTROVERSY IN AFRICA’S WORST TERRORISM HOTSPOT

   Tue, 04 April 2023

Forced registrations of civilians into paramilitary units and targeted killings of ethnic minority communities are driving reputational risks in Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the military government is expelling western journalists and restricting local civic society groups. The political and operational risk climate in Africa’s worst terrorism hotspot is set to steadily deteriorate in coming months.

Pangea-Risk Insight is a specialist country risk solution to forecast threats and opportunities in emerging and frontier markets.

Powered by our proprietary forecasting methodology, Insight offers market-tested country risk intelligence and ratings on a customised technology platform.