Infrastructure and access
- Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure4
- Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure3
- Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure3
- Submarine / International Cable Infrastructure3
- Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure2
Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa
BF
Burkina Faso
Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.
Location in the world
Burkina Faso
Africa
Burkina Faso🇧🇫
- Population (2024)
- 23,548,781
- Total area
- 274,200 km²
- Area in square miles
- 105,869.17 mi²
- Coastline
- Landlocked · 0 km
National digital inclusion context
A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.
This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Burkina Faso in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.
The documented portfolio emphasizes Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, Cellular mobile broadband sites. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.
Portfolio pattern
What the documented response contains.
Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.
Specific technologies
- Fiber/Fiber Optic3
- Cellular mobile broadband sites1
Intervention classification
- Neither explicitly identified5
- Infrastructure and Specific Technology4
- Infrastructure only2
Education and workforce
Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.
3 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 2 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.
Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.
Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.
Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.
Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.
Project and initiative portfolio
11 documented records
Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.
01Wireless broadband infrastructure
Broadband Wireless Network – Burkina Faso
2012–2019; implemented · Targeted connectivity areasView details
Wireless broadband infrastructure
Broadband Wireless Network – Burkina Faso
2012–2019; implemented · Targeted connectivity areasStatus / period2012–2019; implementedLocationTargeted connectivity areasPopulationUnderserved communities and institutionsOrganizationsInternational Telecommunication Union; national partners
ITU broadband wireless network project expanded practical broadband access and infrastructure capacity.
Activities and approach: Broadband wireless network deployment
02Rural mobile broadband / universal service
Burkina Faso 800-Site White-Zone Telecom Expansion
2025 rollout · White zones across Burkina FasoView details
Rural mobile broadband / universal service
Burkina Faso 800-Site White-Zone Telecom Expansion
2025 rollout · White zones across Burkina FasoStatus / period2025 rolloutLocationWhite zones across Burkina FasoPopulationResidents of rural and underserved communities without adequate mobile coverageOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; universal-service and telecommunications partnersFundingNot stated in source
Extends mobile voice and data infrastructure into coverage gaps at national scale.
Activities and approach: Deployment of approximately 800 telecommunications sites in white zones
03Cross-border fiber connectivity
Burkina Faso–Benin fiber-optic link (Burkina Faso section)
Construction phase began 2021 · Fada N’Gourma to Benin network at PorgaView details
Cross-border fiber connectivity
Burkina Faso–Benin fiber-optic link (Burkina Faso section)
Construction phase began 2021 · Fada N’Gourma to Benin network at PorgaStatus / periodConstruction phase began 2021LocationFada N’Gourma to Benin network at PorgaPopulationResidents, operators, businesses and public institutions in eastern Burkina FasoOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; regional partners; World Bank financing
Adds cross-border fiber capacity and integrates the national network with regional broadband infrastructure.
Activities and approach: 160 km fiber-optic link; cross-border backbone
04Broadband, digital public services and skills
Digital Acceleration Project
Approved 2024; active · National, with focus on vulnerable and rural populationsView details
Broadband, digital public services and skills
Digital Acceleration Project
Approved 2024; active · National, with focus on vulnerable and rural populationsStatus / periodApproved 2024; activeLocationNational, with focus on vulnerable and rural populationsPopulationRural communities, internally displaced persons and public-service usersOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Expands affordable broadband, digitally enabled public services and digital skills, explicitly targeting excluded populations.
Activities and approach: Broadband connectivity; public service digitization; digital skills
Education
05Digital education services
Digital Acceleration Project – Digitized Education Services
2024–ongoing · Nationwide selected education servicesView details
Digital education services
Digital Acceleration Project – Digitized Education Services
2024–ongoing · Nationwide selected education servicesStatus / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwide selected education servicesPopulationStudents and educatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Digitizes education services so improved connectivity supports learning and service delivery.
Activities and approach: Digital education platforms
EducationK–12
06Digital health
Digital Acceleration Project – Digitized Health Services
2024–ongoing · Nationwide selected health servicesView details
Digital health
Digital Acceleration Project – Digitized Health Services
2024–ongoing · Nationwide selected health servicesStatus / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwide selected health servicesPopulationPatients and health workersOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Uses broadband and digital systems to expand access to health services.
Activities and approach: Digital health platforms
Workforce
07Rural/fragile-area broadband
Digital Acceleration Project – Vulnerable and IDP Broadband Expansion
2024–ongoing · Rural areas and IDP-hosting communitiesView details
Rural/fragile-area broadband
Digital Acceleration Project – Vulnerable and IDP Broadband Expansion
2024–ongoing · Rural areas and IDP-hosting communitiesStatus / period2024–ongoingLocationRural areas and IDP-hosting communitiesPopulationInternally displaced persons and rural communitiesOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Expands broadband into vulnerable communities excluded from essential services.
Activities and approach: Broadband infrastructure
08Digital skills and jobs
Digital Acceleration Project – Youth Digital Skills and Jobs
2024–ongoing · Nationwide targeted youthView details
Digital skills and jobs
Digital Acceleration Project – Youth Digital Skills and Jobs
2024–ongoing · Nationwide targeted youthStatus / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwide targeted youthPopulationYoung peopleOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Builds digital skills and employment pathways so connectivity leads to economic opportunity.
Activities and approach: Digital-skills training
EducationWorkforce
09Digital government and ICT access
e-Burkina Project
Completed predecessor project · NationalView details
Digital government and ICT access
e-Burkina Project
Completed predecessor project · NationalStatus / periodCompleted predecessor projectLocationNationalPopulationCitizens and public-service usersOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Built digital foundations and public-service capabilities later leveraged by the Digital Acceleration Project.
Activities and approach: Digital government platforms; ICT systems; enabling environment
10Cross-border fiber backbone
WARCIP Burkina Faso – Benin Cross-Border Fiber Connection
Additional financing approved 2018 · Burkina Faso–Benin corridorView details
Cross-border fiber backbone
WARCIP Burkina Faso – Benin Cross-Border Fiber Connection
Additional financing approved 2018 · Burkina Faso–Benin corridorStatus / periodAdditional financing approved 2018LocationBurkina Faso–Benin corridorPopulationOperators and national Internet usersOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Adds a second regional fiber route to improve redundancy, capacity and affordability.
Activities and approach: Cross-border fiber
11Regional broadband infrastructure
West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program – Burkina Faso (WARCIP-BF)
Implemented / closed before 2024 · National and cross-borderView details
Regional broadband infrastructure
West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program – Burkina Faso (WARCIP-BF)
Implemented / closed before 2024 · National and cross-borderStatus / periodImplemented / closed before 2024LocationNational and cross-borderPopulationInternet users, operators and public institutionsOrganizationsGovernment of Burkina Faso; World Bank
Expanded geographical reach of broadband networks, lowered costs and improved regional and international connectivity.
Activities and approach: Fiber backbone; international connectivity; regulatory reform
Evidence boundary
Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.
Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.
Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.
Evidence and contextProfile Sources+
These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.
- Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Burkina Faso. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burkina-faso/
- International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
- World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Burkina Faso. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=BF
- World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Burkina Faso. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=BF