Burkina Faso is at the centre of armed violence in the Sahel. More than a million people have been displaced by increased violence since 2019 and key civilian facilities such as hospitals and schools have been rendered dysfunctional.
Insecurity Insight monitors sentiment towards the aid sector on social media and documents conflict events affecting aid operations, education, food and water systems, health care as well as explosive weapons use in Burkina Faso.
Our data can be downloaded on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) and corresponding reports can be accessed below.
Tracking Aid Narratives on Social Media: Burkina Faso
Tracking Aid Narratives on Social Media: Recent Observations from the Sahel
Tracking Aid Narratives on Social Media: Recent Observations from the Sahel
Tracking Aid Narratives on Social Media: Recent Observations from the Sahel
27 October-09 November 2025
Insecurity Insight monitors attacks on health care in Burkina Faso, and based on its data, the Burkina Faso chapter (in English and French) of the 2025 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) report Care in the Crosshairs identified 13 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Burkina Faso in 2025. In these incidents, health facilities were attacked seven times, while six health workers were killed. The actual number of incidents and the severity of the problem are likely greater, because attacks on health care may not have been reported in some locations. In addition, the decrease in reported attacks on health facilities may reflect the pre-emptive closure of facilities rather than improved security. Restrictions on independent reporting following the country’s 2022 military coup may also be responsible for the decline in reported incidents.
Published every two weeks, Insecurity Insight’s Attacks on Health Care New Brief tracks global threats and violence as well as protests and other events affecting the delivery of and access to health care. Explore our interactive map to see where incidents happened.
Recurrent insecurity threatens access for aid agencies across Burkina Faso. Aid workers have repeatedly been kidnapped, killed and injured, often during hijackings of aid convoys. Insecurity Insight monitors such attacks as part of the Aid in Danger project. Our data is available for download here.
Insecurity Insight monitors attacks on education in Burkina Faso. Our data is available for download here.
Such attacks are especially common in the Est, Boucle de Mouhoun, Centre-Nord, Nord, Centre-Ouest, and Ouagadougou regions. Schools have been set on fire, contents have been looted and students and teachers have been killed and kidnapped by armed groups. By monitoring these incidents, Insecurity Insight aims to improve understandings of these and help mitigate future risks.
