Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Burkina Faso supports Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara; information on Sahrawi government policy toward Burkina Faso is limited.
Burkina Faso toward Western Sahara
-20Burkina Faso has supported Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara and opened a consulate in Dakhla in 2020, aligning its policy with Morocco’s position on the territory’s status.
Western Sahara 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 backed Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara and opened a consulate in Dakhla in 2020, a step aligned with Morocco’s position on the territory’s status. Information about the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s government conduct toward Burkina Faso is insufficient to characterize the relationship reciprocally.
Areas of tension
- Burkina Faso’s support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal is at odds with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s claim to independence.
Key developments
Burkina Faso opened a consulate in Dakhla, in Western Sahara, as part of its support for Morocco’s position on the territory.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of any direct bilateral cooperation between Burkina Faso and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is unclear.
- The details of Sahrawi government policy toward Burkina Faso are limited.