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F2/4 Vasant Vihar,
New Delhi-110 057

Tel : +91 11 26140641/42
Fax : +91 11 26140630

Email :embassy@burkinafasoindia.org

Vision of Development

The vision of development in Burkina Faso

The vision of development as defined in the prospective study “Burkina 2025” is to make Burkina Faso, a solidarity nation integrating progress and justice and which is respected internationally.

By 2010, the ambition of the President of Burkina Faso, His Excellency Mr. Blaise Compaoré, as reflected in his political program “Continued Progress for a Society of Hope”, is the construction of a consolidated economy in a democratic society a harbinger of creativity, inventiveness and entrepreunial dynamism.

» Strategic Orientations

In 2000, the Government developed the Strategic Framework for the Fight Against Poverty (CSLP) that has been reread in 2003. This framework reference has its vision foundations mentioned above and registered with a view to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Its follows the following key quantitative objectives:

Increase per capita gross domestic product (GDP) by at least 4% from 2004;
To reduce poverty to less than 35% by 2015;
Increase life expectancy to at least 60 years by 2015.

At the strategic level, it confirms the Government's option to achieve a liberal and competitive economy making the private sector an engine of quality growth, generating jobs and income. The pursuit of economic and structural reforms undertaken since 1991 to improve the competitiveness of the private sector, is the main channel of success of the CSLP.

» Operational Strategies

Strategies to operationalize the strategic framework for the fight against Poverty cover several key areas. They are:

The Rural Development Strategy (RDS);
Decennial Plan for Development of Basic Education (PDDEB);
National Plan for Sanitary Development (PNDS);
The strategic framework for the fight against HIV / AIDS and STIs;
The national policy of good governance;
The national policy against corruption;
The national strategy for strengthening public finances;
The National Action Plan for Justice Reforms;
The declaration of mining policy to be reread in 2009.

With particular regard to the private sector, we must remember:

The Policy letter for development of the private sector;
The industrial development strategy;
The development strategy of handicrafts;
The strategy for development of the private sector.

Latest News

The Embassy of Burkina Faso in New Delhi would like to remind all Burkinabe citizens residing in its jurisdiction countries that the registration of Burkinabe nationals is still an ongoing process and they are requested to complete their registration process which can also be done online on this website.

India has concluded an agreement of Duty Free Tariff Preference with the Government of Burkina Faso. Under this scheme, many products from Burkina Faso and from the Republic of India will be exempt from Import duty. This will be very beneficial for importers and exporters of both countries. For further details the interested parties can contact the Chambers of Commerce of Burkina Faso, the links for which have been provided elsewhere on the website.

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