Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe
Relationship assessment
Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe have pursued cooperation through bilateral agreements and high-level engagement.
Burkina Faso toward Zimbabwe
+20Burkina Faso's government joined Zimbabwe in concluding bilateral cooperation agreements during President Mnangagwa's 2019 state visit, covering areas including agriculture, mining, tourism and defense.
Zimbabwe toward Burkina Faso
+20Zimbabwe's government pursued bilateral cooperation with Burkina Faso during President Mnangagwa's 2019 state visit, concluding agreements in areas including agriculture, mining, tourism and defense.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes high-level engagement and bilateral agreements spanning several policy areas. These arrangements indicate a cooperative structure, though their implementation and continuity 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 Zimbabwe have pursued bilateral cooperation, including through a state visit by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to Burkina Faso in 2019, when the governments concluded agreements in several areas. The known relationship is cooperative, but the scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
During President Emmerson Mnangagwa's state visit to Burkina Faso, the two governments concluded bilateral agreements in several areas, including agriculture, mining, tourism and defense.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and duration of the agreements concluded in 2019 are unclear.
- The scope of subsequent government cooperation is uncertain.