Burkina Faso Armed Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Burkina_Faso_Armed_Forces

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeIn	about 12,000
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:France gptkb:United_States gptkb:ECOWAS
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Forces_armées_burkinabè
gptkbp:budget	about $200 million (2022)
gptkbp:commanderInChief	gptkb:President_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:Burkina_Faso_Army gptkb:Burkina_Faso_National_Gendarmerie gptkb:Burkina_Faso_Air_Force
gptkbp:conscription	no
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Mali_War gptkb:Burkina_Faso_insurgency United Nations peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:equipmentSource	gptkb:China gptkb:France gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:founded	1960
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Ouagadougou
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Burkina Faso Armed Forces
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Paul-Henri_Sandaogo_Damiba Ibrahim Traoré
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:2015_coup_d'état gptkb:2022_coup_d'état
gptkbp:primaryMission	national defense
gptkbp:serviceAge	18 years
gptkbp:website	http://www.defense.gov.bf/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:MultiCam gptkb:Burkina_Faso_Navy gptkb:Ministry_of_Defense_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6