Financial Risk:
Critical
Score:
4/100
Asset Disposals
Q24
0/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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Every year the Parliament adopts the national budget including that of the defence sector. As per the provision of Article 84 of the Constitution,…
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There is no information on asset disposal within the defence and security sector available (1), (2), (3).
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The financial results of asset disposals of the defence and security sectors are not made available (1), (2).
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Q25
0/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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There is no evidence concerning military disposals. However, the GAN 2016 report states that “Businesses dealing with public procurement in Burkina Faso are faced…
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Because there is no scrutiny of asset disposals, this indicator has been marked Not Applicable.
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Because there is no scrutiny of asset disposals, this indicator has been marked Not Applicable.
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Secret Budgets
Q26
0/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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The percentage of defence and security expenditure dedicated to spending on secret items related to national security and intelligence is not available publicly. There…
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Q27
0/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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The military budget given to the legislature for adoption does not mention any information of spending on secret items, and there is no evidence…
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Q28
0/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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The Constitution allows the Supreme Audit Institution to monitor government accounts and provide recommendations for better management. It produces annual reports, which it sends…
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No evidence shows that parliament questions the military on findings, and requires documentation or testimony from the military regarding the incorporation of audit recommendations…
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Q29
0/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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The economy of Burkina Faso has grown in part due to the expansion of gold production, which has resulted in a significant increase in…
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Off-budget military expenditures are not officially recorded in the budget and often fall under the government/defence’s secret items with little to no public access…
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The existence of off-budget military expenditures are illicit and prevence due to corruption [1]. Actually, the country’s recent development in the area of mining…
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Q30
13/100
Are mechanisms for accessing information from the defence sector effective?
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Burkina Faso passed a new Access to Information bill in September 2015. Article 1 of the law gives the right to access public information…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Under Article 4 of Law N° 051-2015 information is classified into two categories: Classified…
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Under Article 6 of the law access to public information and administrative documents is free subject to the exceptions provided for in sections 47…
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Q31
0/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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The Law N° 037-2008 (2008) prohibits any commercial activity for active-duty members of the armed forces (1). Burkina Faso’s armed forces do not own…
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The Law N° 037-2008 (2008) prohibits any commercial activity for active-duty members of the armed forces (1). Burkina Faso’s armed forces do not own…
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Military-owned Businesses
Q32
0/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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There is no evidence of military institutions being involved in business or taking part in commercial enterprises. However, they have been rumours that military…
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There is no evidence of military institutions being involved in business or taking part in commercial enterprises. However, they have been rumours that military…
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Illegal Private Enterprise
Q33
25/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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Law N° 037-2008 (2008) and Decree N° 94-159 (1994) prohibits commercial activities conducted by members of the armed forces (1), (2). However, the government…
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Analyzing what should be the new role of the military in Burkina Faso, Gondé claims that the Burkina Army has infiltrated non military roles…
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Actual Military Spending
Q77
8/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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Details of actual spending are published online in aggregated form.[1] The budget is accompanied by an explanation in a language intended for non-experts (Budget…
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The vast majority of actual spending is not disclosed, without there being clear justification for this. For instance, the 2018 spending for the MoD…
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Details of actual spending are published more than twelve months after the end of the financial year. For instance, the last Year-End Report available…
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No information on actual spending for FY 2016 or FY 2017 is publicly available.
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