Citation:

Soumaïla Sawadogo, Boris Odilon Kounagbè Lokonon, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye. "Analysis of the Sources of Community Conflicts in Burkina Faso" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 179-187, 2026. Crossref. http://doi.org/10.56472/25835238/IRJEMS-V5I1P121

Abstract:

Has there ever been a year in Burkina Faso without any recorded community conflict? The country has endured and continues to endure a wide array of violent and non-violent incidents, including terrorist attacks, intercommunity clashes, coups, popular uprisings, and political crises. This succession of events, together with the varied forms of violence, has amplified pre-existing inequalities across Burkina Faso and inflicted severe damage. This paper presents the first systematic examination of the origins of community conflicts in Burkina Faso. We conducted a literature review on community conflicts to identify their driving factors. We also gathered and analyzed data on community conflicts for 2015–2022 from the National Observatory for the Prevention and Management of Community Conflicts (ONAPREGEC). Results indicate that community conflicts represent a major problem in Burkina Faso and provide evidence that climate change–related phenomena function as threat multipliers. Additional drivers include socioeconomic and structural factors such as insecure land tenure, cultivation of pastoral areas, obstruction of transhumance routes, and state projects. The study calls for improving conflict-prevention and management strategies and enhancing people's resilience to the effects of climate change.

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Keywords:

Burkina Faso, Climate change, Community conflicts, Conflict management, Violence.