Burkinabe Armed Forces

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:G5_Sahel
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Air_Force
Army
Gendarmerie
gptkbp:budget $500 million
increasing annually
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Gilbert_Diendéré
gptkbp:conflict Burkinabé_Crisis
gptkbp:country gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:equipment artillery
helicopters
armored vehicles
small arms
gptkbp:established 1960
gptkbp:gender increasing
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ouagadougou
gptkbp:historicalEvent 2016 Ouagadougou attacks
2015 coup d'état
2019 attacks in northern Burkina Faso
2020 coup d'état
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burkinabe Armed Forces
gptkbp:internationalRelations military cooperation
bilateral agreements
gptkbp:language French
Dioula
Mooré
gptkbp:militaryRank joint_exercises_with_France
joint_exercises_with_the_US
gptkbp:motto Defend and Protect
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:UN_Multidimensional_Integrated_Stabilization_Mission_in_Mali_(MINUSMA)
ECOWAS
gptkbp:role counter-terrorism
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:tactics border security
community engagement
capacity building
humanitarian assistance
intelligence sharing
regional stability
disaster response
training local security forces
protection of civilians
counter-insurgency operations
defense of national sovereignty
collaboration with local forces
gptkbp:training gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:uniform camouflage
gptkbp:youth_development military academies
cadet programs