Personnel Risk:
Very High
Score:
17/100
Leadership Behaviour
Q34
8/100
Do the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister, Chiefs of Defence, and Single Service Chiefs publicly commit, through, for example, speeches, media interviews, or political mandates, to anti-corruption and integrity measures?
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Burkina Faso’s armed forces do not make public speeches without prior authorization from the hierarchy. Defence ministers, chief of defences, and single service chiefs…
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There is little evidence of commitment from chiefs and ministers with regards to anti-corruption within the military and security sectors. There is no evidence…
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There is little evidence of commitment from unit commanders and leaders with regards to anti-corruption within the military and security sectors. There is no…
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Q35
63/100
Are there effective measures in place for personnel found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption, and is there evidence that these measures are being carried out?
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The Penal Code criminalizes and punishes bribery and corruption. Articles 155, 156, 157 and 158 of the code criminalizes and punishes receiving, offering and…
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According to GAN 2016, “Corruption is pervasive in all sectors of the economy and government… Foreign donors have pushed the government to pass new…
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Q36
0/100
Is whistleblowing encouraged by the government, and are whistle-blowers in military and defence ministries afforded adequate protection from reprisal for reporting evidence of corruption, in both law and practice?
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There is no legal framework for whistleblowing that applies to military and civilian officials in Burkina Faso (1), (2), (3).
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There is no demonstrative evidence within the online literature showing any priority towards the protection of whistleblowers in Burkina Faso (1), (2), (3).
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There is no demonstrative evidence within the online literature showing any effective program towards the protection of whistleblowers in Burkina Faso. The newly adopted…
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Q37
0/100
Is special attention paid to the selection, time in post, and oversight of personnel in sensitive positions, including officials and personnel in defence procurement, contracting, financial management, and commercial management?
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According to an online literature review, evidence shows that no special attention is given to personnel in sensitive positions within the defence sector. The…
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Because there is no evidence that special attention is paid to high-risk positions, this indicator has been marked Not Applicable.
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Because there is no evidence that special attention is paid to high-risk positions, this indicator has been marked Not Applicable.
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Payroll, Promotions, Appointments, Rewards
Q38
0/100
Is the number of civilian and military personnel accurately known and publicly available?
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Index Mundi estimated the armed forces have 11,450 members in 2015 (1). According to the World Bank, Armed Force Personnel, the total for Burkina…
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The army of Burkina Faso is organized in military and gendarmerie regions and comprises of a regular army, the air force and the gendarmerie…
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There are a serious issue with ghost soldiers within the rank and file of the Burkina Faso military partly as a result of the…
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Q39
0/100
Are pay rates and allowances for civilian and military personnel openly published?
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Q40
NEI/100
Do personnel receive the correct pay on time, and is the system of payment well-established, routine, and published?
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This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence. There is no evidence showing late payment of salary for…
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This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence.
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The payment system is well-known. Article 19 (2); (3) & (4), provides the public with all the conditions that apply for the calculation of…
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Q41
17/100
Is there an established, independent, transparent, and objective appointment system for the selection of military personnel at middle and top management level?
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According to Article 38 of Law N°038 (2016), “recruitment in the armed forces is performed through a call for contingent, a text or exceptionally”…
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The Defence and Security Committee (CODES) scrutizes issues regarding the military, such as budgets, military promotions and appointments as defined by law (1), (2),…
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The selection process for sensitive positions is mostly made at the discretion of the president of the republic (1). According to Article 55 of…
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Q42
31/100
Are personnel promoted through an objective, meritocratic process? Such a process would include promotion boards outside of the command chain, strong formal appraisal processes, and independent oversight.
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According to Article 88 (1) of Law No. 038 (2016), there is an evaluation process for military personnel conducted by the soldier’s supervisor at…
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An exception to the provisions of Articles 88; 89 and 93 of Law No. 038 (2016), on the general status of the National Armed…
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According to Article 93 of Law 038 (2016), “perspective incumbents should have their names listed in the promotion board ahead prior to the promotion…
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According to Article 93 of the Law 038 -2016/AN of 30 December 2016, on the general status of the National Armed Forces, “perspective incumbents…
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Conscription and Recruitment
Q43
0/100
Where compulsory conscription occurs, is there a policy of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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Comprehensive compulsory conscription is no longer in effect in Burkina Faso’s military, even though Article 4 of Law No. 038 (2016) has some language…
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As mentioned earlier, comprehensive compulsory conscription is no longer in effect in Burkina Faso Army. Law No. 038 (2016) makes no mention of it.…
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This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence.
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Q44
0/100
is there a policy of refusing bribes to gain preferred postings? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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According to Dr. Wetta Claude, Executive Secretary of the National Anti-Corruption Network (REN-LAC), such a policy does not exist (1). This is true for…
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There is no evidence of an existing policy against bribery for gaining preferred postings in Burkina Faso’s Army. Since such a policy or rule…
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There is no evidence of an existing policy against bribery for gaining preferred postings in Burkina Faso’s Army. Since such a policy or rule…
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Salary Chain
The chain of command is completely different from the chain of payment (1). According to Article 19 (1) of Law No. 038 (2016) states,…
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Values and Standards
Q46
50/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all military personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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Decree N°2008-700 (2009), is the code of conduct that currently applies to all military personnel. In general, it provides a conduct code that military…
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Both LawNo. 038 (2016) and Decree N°2008-700 (2009) are available online and in hard copy (1), (2). However, there is no evidence that it…
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On January 12, 2018, an article by France24 reported that some Burkina Faso gendarmes were filmed committing a racket at the Niger border, it…
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Fortunately, guidance on the code of conduct is provided in every military training module. Subjects like military discipline, military ethics, gender, human rights, amongst…
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Q47
17/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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The code of conduct in effect for military personnel does not apply to the civilians working for the MoD (Article 2 of the Law…
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The code of conduct in effect for civilians working for the MoD is unfortunately not readily available to all civilian personnel. Civilian MoD employees…
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According to Business Anti-Corruption Portal 2018, “weak enforcement of law, coupled with poor access to information, a culture of impunity, weak institutions, have made…
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This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence.
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Q48
0/100
Does regular anti-corruption training take place for military and civilian personnel?
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No anti-corruption capacity building for both military and civilian personnel of the defence ministry takes place. The anti-corruption training sessions that often take place…
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UNODC reported that “UNODC technically supports these defence and security forces. Part of this support focuses on capacity building in terms of developing strategies…
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No evidence was found (1).
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Q49
0/100
Is there a policy to make public outcomes of the prosecution of defence services personnel for corrupt activities, and is there evidence of effective prosecutions in recent years?
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The existing defence policy of 2004 does not cover issues such as corruption (1). There is no evidence on the existence of an anti-corruption…
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According to the United States Department of State, the gendarmerie is responsible for investigating and prosecuting both the personnel of gendarmerie and the police,…
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The internal body in charge of investigating corruption within the security sector is the gendarmerie, according to the United States Department of State. However,…
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Q50
33/100
Are there effective measures in place to discourage facilitation payments (which are illegal in almost all countries)?
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Article 31 of the Law N° 004 (2015) stipulates that “it is prohibited for public agents mentioned in Article 3, in the case of…
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According to the Business Anti-Corruption Portal, enforcement of the law is weak (1), and institutions responsible for enforcing the law are ill-equiped (1), which…
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As mentioned before facilitation payments are somehow imbedded in social behaviours throughout the country. The 2018 BTI report made it clear, by stating that…
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