Burkina Faso–Mali relations
Burkina Faso–Mali relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and Mali. The two countries share a state border measuring 1,325 km in length.
History
On 28 May 1975, Burkina Faso and Mali became members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Following a military coup in Mali in the spring of 2012, France launched Operation Serval on Malian territory on 11 January 2013. The government of Burkina Faso participated in this operation from January 2013, sending military units into Mali.
In 2016, Burkina Faso and Mali agreed to jointly combat Islamist militants by sharing intelligence and organizing joint border patrols, a response to the killing of 28 visitors at a hotel in Ouagadougou. In 2019, soldiers from both countries were targeted by Islamist attacks along the border, with one attack resulting in the deaths of 38 Malian soldiers.
In 2019, 8,457 refugees from Burkina Faso were living in Mali. In 2020, Burkina Faso hosted 20,948 refugees from Mali.
See also
- Foreign relations of Burkina Faso
- Foreign relations of Mali
- Burkina Faso–Mali border
References
Mali Category:Bilateral relations of Mali