Dual Lens: Burkina Faso Amid Jihadist Insurgency
Authors: Pranav A Menon & Avery Kachmarsky
Editors: Lamin Conteh, Gaia Sterre Mirotti, Archie Archie & Ksenia Luzhko
The survival of Burkina Faso now hinges on a strategic pivot to the artisanal gold axis and diversified trade partnerships. While the administration will likely centralize state authority at the risk of elite fragmentation, escalating communal violence and jihadist resource extraction continue to fuel long-term institutional instability.
We examine the mechanics of state restructuring under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and map the emerging goods-for-security framework with Morocco.