Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Iran
Relationship assessment
Burkina Faso and Iran have pursued practical cooperation, including through several agreements signed in 2023.
Burkina Faso toward Iran
+35Burkinabè transitional leader Ibrahim Traoré visited Iran in 2023, where the two governments signed agreements covering several fields, including economic and technical cooperation.
Iran toward Burkina Faso
+35Iran hosted Burkinabè transitional leader Ibrahim Traoré in 2023 and signed agreements with Burkina Faso covering several fields, including economic and technical cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes active high-level engagement and agreements for practical cooperation, providing a substantive basis for bilateral ties. The agreements’ implementation and the broader durability of cooperation remain 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 Iran have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, notably through agreements covering several fields during Burkinabè transitional leader Ibrahim Traoré’s 2023 visit to Iran. This provides evidence of active government engagement, although the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
Burkina Faso and Iran signed agreements covering several fields during Ibrahim Traoré’s visit to Iran.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the agreements signed in 2023 are unclear.
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond the 2023 agreements is uncertain.