Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Burkina Faso has supported Palestinian statehood in international forums; the broader bilateral relationship is unclear.
Burkina Faso toward Palestine
+35Burkina Faso voted in favor of the 2012 UN General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer State status, supporting Palestinian statehood through multilateral diplomacy.
Palestine toward Burkina Faso
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 has supported Palestinian statehood in international forums, including by voting in favor of the 2012 UN General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer State status. Information about direct Palestinian government cooperation with Burkina Faso is insufficient to assess the relationship comprehensively.
Key developments
Burkina Faso voted in favor of UN General Assembly resolution 67/19, granting Palestine non-member observer State status.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of practical bilateral cooperation is unclear.
- Details of Palestinian government conduct toward Burkina Faso are limited.