Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Rwanda
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement has included high-level visits and agreements across several sectors.
Burkina Faso toward Rwanda
+15Burkina Faso hosted Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2019 and entered into bilateral cooperation arrangements with Rwanda in several sectors.
Rwanda toward Burkina Faso
+15Rwanda pursued bilateral cooperation with Burkina Faso through President Paul Kagame’s 2019 visit and agreements covering several sectors.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a cooperative foundation in high-level engagement and cross-sector bilateral agreements. The known arrangements indicate constructive ties, but their implementation and durability 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 Rwanda have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level engagement and agreements in several sectors. Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s 2019 visit to Burkina Faso was a notable occasion for strengthening that cooperation. The known relationship is cooperative, though its breadth and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
During Paul Kagame’s visit to Burkina Faso, the two governments concluded cooperation agreements in several sectors.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent high-level engagement and practical cooperation is uncertain.