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Relationship dossier

Burkina Faso Taiwan

Relationship assessment

Earlier diplomatic cooperation ended when Burkina Faso switched recognition to the People’s Republic of China in 2018.

Burkina Faso toward Taiwan

+5

Burkina Faso maintained diplomatic relations with Taiwan before ending them in 2018 and recognizing the People’s Republic of China.

Taiwan toward Burkina Faso

+20

Taiwan maintained diplomatic relations and pursued development cooperation with Burkina Faso before the 2018 rupture.

Overall relationship

+5

The relationship combined a period of diplomatic and development cooperation with a decisive break when Burkina Faso shifted recognition to the People’s Republic of China in 2018. The change ended the formal partnership, though the scale of any practical cooperation afterward 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Burkina Faso and Taiwan maintained diplomatic relations and bilateral cooperation before Burkina Faso ended relations in 2018 and recognized the People’s Republic of China. Taiwan’s earlier cooperation supports a modest positive assessment of its policy toward Burkina Faso, while Burkina Faso’s later diplomatic switch substantially changed the relationship.

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