Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Development-financing cooperation, with the broader partnership less clear
Burkina Faso toward Kuwait
+20Burkina Faso has engaged with Kuwait through government-linked development financing arrangements involving the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.
Kuwait toward Burkina Faso
+25Kuwait, through the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, has provided development financing for projects in Burkina Faso.
Overall relationship
+20Development-financing agreements form a concrete basis for cooperation between the two governments. The broader scope and durability of the bilateral partnership are less clear.
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 Kuwait have engaged in government-linked development cooperation through financing agreements involving the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. These arrangements provide concrete grounds for a cooperative assessment, though the breadth and continuity of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Development-financing agreements involving the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development supported projects in Burkina Faso.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Kuwait Fund projects in Burkina Faso are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond development financing is unclear.