Burkina Faso

Population (World Bank): 21,497,097 (2021)

Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 3.4% (2021)

Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 0 Mb/d (2021)

Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 182

2017 Resource Governance Index Score, Mining Sector (NRGI): 59/100

EITI Status: Meaningful Progress

Link to key economic information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)

Policy documents that include local content relevant provisions:

• Conditions for Local Supply in the Mining Sector (Decree No. 2021-1142) (French)

• List of goods and services provided to mining companies (Decree No. 2021-372) (French)

• Organization, Operation and Methods of Collection of the Mining Fund for Local Development, 2017 (French)

• Mining Code, 2015 (French)

Local Content Relevant News:

• May 2022 – Mining local content: The Center for Democratic Governance talks about it in Houndé

• April 2022 – Local mining content: Members of the Alliance of Mining Goods and Services Suppliers (ABSM) get in tune with new regulations

• April 2022 – Popularization of the national local content strategy

• April 2022 – Mining local content: the different actors harmonize their understanding

• February 2022 – Mining suppliers: call on Burkinabè companies, an obligation from 01/01/2022

• February 2022 – Burkina Mining Sector: Local content 500 billion to capture (French)

• November 2021 – Decree on the local supply of mining goods and services

• October 2021 – Promotion of local content in Burkina Faso: ABSM, a key player

• September 2021 – Mining Sector: Local Content Adopted

• July 2021 – Burkinabè at the helm of Iamgold

• April 2021 – Supply of goods and services to mining companies: Burkinabè companies earn more than 800 billion FCFA per year

• April 2017 – Burkina Mining Code: Civil Society calls for the acceleration of the operationalization of the local development mining fund

Analysis and Case Studies:

• Kansole et al. (2021) – Mining Activities and Sustainable Development Issues in Burkina Faso (West Africa)

• Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (2019) – Local Content: Burkina Faso – Mining

Relevant Initiatives:

• National Strategy for Local Content in the Mining Sector in Burkina Faso (2021-2025) (French)

• World Bank Project to Support the Strengthening of Land and Mine Management in Burkina Faso (2021) (French)

• Joffres Supplier Portal (2020-Present)

• Alliance of Burkinabè Suppliers of Mining Goods and Services (ABSM) (2012-Present)

• Insuco Participatory design of the Local Development Plan of the Karma project

• Chamber of Mines of Burkina

• Ministry of Mines and Quarries

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Maison de l'Entreprise du Burkina Faso