Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Chad
Relationship assessment
Limited cooperation through the G5 Sahel security framework
Burkina Faso toward Chad
+10Burkina Faso joined Chad in establishing the G5 Sahel framework, which coordinated regional security efforts.
Chad toward Burkina Faso
+10Chad joined Burkina Faso in establishing the G5 Sahel framework, which coordinated regional security efforts.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in their shared participation in the G5 Sahel, but the breadth and durability of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Burkina Faso and Chad have cooperated through the G5 Sahel, a regional framework established to coordinate security and development efforts. This provides a concrete basis for a modestly cooperative assessment, though the extent of direct bilateral cooperation beyond that framework is unclear.
Key developments
Burkina Faso and Chad joined Mauritania, Mali and Niger in establishing the G5 Sahel framework for regional security and development cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of direct Burkina Faso–Chad security cooperation outside the G5 Sahel are unclear.
- The extent of bilateral cooperation following changes to regional security arrangements is uncertain.