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These included the death of 53 gendarmes at Inata in November and an ambush that killed over 40 government-affiliated vigilantes near Ouahigouya in December. Public anger is producing protests and backlash that have put President Roch Marc Christian Kabore’s administration under intense pressure, including possible coup plotting exposed by arrests this week.
Impacts
Local dialogue efforts with jihadists may be inhibited by harder-line government policies.
Kabore’s administration will struggle to define and pursue its ‘national reconciliation’ project.
Burkina Faso’s 2021-25 national development plan may deliver modest improvements in growth prospects.
Burkina Faso will have longer-term problems operationalising military cooperation with neighbours.
Keywords:
Burkina Faso,
AF,
France,
Mali,
international relations,
politics,
social,
government,
guerrillas,
security,
terrorism
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