This article covers India's development partnership with Burkina Faso: lines of credit, grant projects under the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS), a project funded through the India-UN Development Partnership, humanitarian aid, training and cooperation through international alliances. It is based on the MEA bilateral brief of July 2026, and project figures are given as the brief states them.

Lines of credit

According to the MEA brief of July 2026, the Government of India has extended several Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Burkina Faso for its socio-economic development:

  • An LOC of US$ 30 million was signed on 11.10.2005 for agricultural projects, including the acquisition of harvesters, tractors and agricultural processing equipment. The project has been completed and US$ 29.42 million was utilised.
  • An LOC of US$ 25 million was signed on 29.03.2013 for rural electrification. The project has been completed and US$ 24.28 million was utilised.

Under the TEAM-9 initiative, which included Burkina Faso among nine West African countries, the Indian Government provided a line of credit worth $30.97 million for agricultural projects and for the construction of a National Post Office in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso was also included in the Pan African e-Network Project.

Lines of credit through EBID

Three LOC projects are routed through the ECOWAS Bank of Investment and Development (EBID):

  • US$ 14.9 million for a Tomato & Mango Processing Plant in Loumbila, approved on 22 August 2011. The brief states that the plant is not operational, as the Project Authority did not provide water supply and other infrastructure.
  • US$ 20 million for the procurement of 135 buses for universities and institutions of higher education. The LoC was signed on 21.11.2011, the project was completed in March 2020, and US$ 19.98 million was utilised.
  • US$ 36.5 million for a Solar Power Water Station for semi-urban water supply, promised under the International Solar Alliance. Its status is given as pending.

Grant projects under IAFS

The brief states that five projects were proposed under IAFS, of which only the first two have been completed. It describes the following:

  • A Vocational Training Centre/Incubation Centre (VTC/IC) under IAFS-I, commissioned by the National Small Industries Corporation Limited, New Delhi, on 3 November 2016 at a cost of Rs.5 crores, and handed over the same day to a local agency under the Burkinabe Ministry of Youth, Professional Employment and Training. It trains Burkinabe in industrial nail cutting, oil extraction, plastic extrusion and packaging, water filtering, toilet paper and tissue making, tomato processing, juice extraction, mobile phone repairing, brick making and hardware networking.
  • A Vocational Training Centre of Barefoot College under IAFS-II, for which the agreement was signed on 11.04.2014. It was set up at a cost of Rs.2.48 crores and trains people in developing and using low-cost technology such as solar cookers.
  • A pilot project under the ISA for 20 solar pumps and street lights, to cover 100 households each in 3 villages, undertaken by NISE. NISE is in discussions with Burkinabe agencies to implement solar home lights and water pumping systems, but the project was delayed due to the security situation in the country.
  • The construction of a Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre. The Government of India's offer to set it up through grant assistance was accepted by the Burkinabe side.

In December 2013, a 3-member Indian delegation led by Shri Arvind Kaushal, Additional Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, visited Burkina Faso in connection with the establishment of a Water & Soil Tissue Test Laboratory under IAFS decisions.

India-UN Development Partnership project

India contributed US$ 1 million, 48.7% of the total expenditure, to the UNDP-supported Project PAMED for the construction of a dam and its perimeter in the village of Niangdo (Rural Poa commune). The project was completed on 17 July 2023. As of July 2026, it was expected to be handed over to the Burkinabe authorities in 2026.

Grants and humanitarian aid

The brief lists the following grants and humanitarian assistance:

  • During President Compaoré's visit to Delhi in July 1994, India extended Rs. 250 million of aid in the agricultural field under the Integrated Agricultural Project, including 200 tractors, seeds, implements, water pumps and other accessories.
  • On 18 June 2008, India dispatched a consignment of medicine to help people affected by floods.
  • In September 2009, India donated nearly $213,356 for flood relief.
  • In April 2020, following a request from Burkina Faso's former President, India supplied COVID-19 medicines. The Indian Mission delivered hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol tablets in May 2020, and a further shipment of medicines arrived from India in August 2020.
  • In July 2026, the Government of India dispatched 1,000 MT of Non-Basmati White Rice worth Rs. 07.42 Crore as humanitarian assistance.

ITEC training

Burkina Faso is a beneficiary of the Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme. According to the brief, India has trained 266 Burkinabe in various fields under ITEC. The brief notes that, despite the language barrier, Burkina Faso has utilised 16 of the 30 slots offered during 2026-27.

Solar and conservation alliances

Burkina Faso was among the first 19 countries to join the International Solar Alliance, proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 15 November 2016. The brief also states that Burkina Faso has expressed willingness to join the International Big Cat Alliance, and that formal confirmation and the process of signing the Framework Agreement are underway.