Burkina Faso: National Security

(asked on 13th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support the Government of Burkina Faso with security sector reform.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 17th December 2021

The UK is concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso and has followed recent events closely, including the protests and resignation of the Prime Minister. In January, my predecessor discussed insecurity in the Sahel with the President of Burkina Faso. Then, on 11 June, my predecessor spoke with the Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso and set out UK support to regional stability in the Sahel.

Through our deployment to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), our deployment of Chinook helicopters to the French counter-terrorism mission Barkhane, and our programmatic support for stabilisation and conflict resolution, the UK is working to build long-term peace and stability in the Sahel. We also provide humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable in the region, including to some of those affected by conflict in Burkina Faso.

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