Ouagadougou: The Government of Burkina Faso and a delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) initiated a high-level dialogue on Monday aimed at evaluating the interim country strategy document for 2022-2025. This dialogue seeks to assess the current state of cooperation between the two parties and outline the government’s priorities moving forward.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the discussions between the Burkinabe government and the AfDB delegation focused on the implementation of the interim strategy, set to expire at the end of 2025. The dialogue aims to review past achievements, identify ongoing challenges, and explore prospects for enhancing cooperation. Burkina Faso’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Aboubacar Nacanabo, emphasized the importance of this strategy review in determining successful elements, areas needing improvement, and necessary future measures.
Minister Nacanabo highlighted that the AfDB and the Burkinabe government are collaboratively implementing significant projects across sectors such as electricity, agriculture, infrastructure, the environment, and energy. While some projects have already delivered positive outcomes, others continue to face hurdles. He also mentioned that the Country Strategy Paper for 2022-2025 coincides with the expiration of the National Development Framework.
Nacanabo further explained that, due to the alignment requirement with the National Development Framework currently under development, a one-year extension of the interim strategy document is being considered. This extension would allow the continuation based on the existing strategy until the new framework is finalized.
According to Nwabufo Nnenna, the Vice President for Development, Integration and Business Delivery at the AfDB, the delegation’s visit aims to gather insights from the Burkinabe government concerning the interim strategy’s implementation, which is set to expire this year. Since the AfDB began its involvement in Burkina Faso in 1970, the Bank has approved 115 projects through loans and grants, amounting to approximately 1,200 billion FCFA as of the end of April 2025.