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L’architecture de sécurité intérieure burkinabé face à la gestion d’une crise multidimensionnelle

Written by

Niagalé Bagayoko
African Security Sector Network Chair
Mahamoudou Savadogo
Researcher

Ed.

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Summary:

The military response has been the main focus to address the multidimensional crisis that the Sahel has been going through since 2012. However, it is equally important to look at the internal security forces' role in addressing insecurity. In this regard, Burkina Faso represents a particularly interesting field of lessons. Faced with the spillover of the Malian crisis on its soil and the emergence of endogenous violence, Burkina Faso is faced with substantial security challenges. Therefore, the country has been forced to rethink its approaches to defence policy, fight against terrorism and sub-regional security, and its conception of public security in a context where threats are now both local and external. Community policing has been placed at the core of Burkina Faso’s security approach.
  • Published year: 2022
  • Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
  • Page count: 22
  • Language: French
  • Journal: NUPI Working Paper

Themes

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Terrorism and extremism
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Insurgencies

Written by

Niagalé Bagayoko
African Security Sector Network Chair
Mahamoudou Savadogo
Researcher