Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Relationship assessment
Security cooperation through the G5 Sahel has been a notable feature of Burkina Faso–Mauritania relations.
Burkina Faso toward Mauritania
+15Burkina Faso participated with Mauritania in the G5 Sahel's regional security framework and joint force. Burkina Faso's subsequent withdrawal from the organization reduced its participation in that shared framework.
Mauritania toward Burkina Faso
+15Mauritania participated with Burkina Faso in the G5 Sahel's regional security framework and joint force. Mauritania remained in the organization after Burkina Faso withdrew, leaving the two governments with different levels of participation in the framework.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has included practical regional security cooperation through the G5 Sahel and its joint force. Burkina Faso's withdrawal from the organization altered that shared institutional basis; the extent of other enduring bilateral arrangements is 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 Mauritania cooperated through the G5 Sahel, including its regional security framework and joint force. Burkina Faso later withdrew from the organization, while Mauritania remained, narrowing the basis for that cooperation. The scope of direct bilateral security coordination beyond the G5 framework is unclear.
Key developments
The G5 Sahel was established as a regional framework that included Burkina Faso and Mauritania.
Burkina Faso withdrew from the G5 Sahel, ending its participation in the shared framework with Mauritania.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct bilateral security coordination outside the G5 Sahel framework is unclear.
- The practical effects of Burkina Faso's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel on bilateral cooperation are uncertain.