On 14 March 2025, volunteer fighters (VDP) carried out operations against an armed group (likely JNIM militants, based on location) in the village of Kenekui (Dokui, Kossi). Several militants were killed, and equipment seized. Unspecified fatalities coded as 3.

Summary

On March 14, 2025, armed clashes occurred between government-supported militia (VDP) and suspected JNIM (West Africa Al-Qaeda affiliate) militants in the Dokui area of Kossi Province, Burkina Faso. Several militant casualties were reported, and security instability continues in the region.

Supply-chain impact

• Western Burkina Faso's Kossi Province is a border region with Mali and Niger, located on West African overland transport routes, increasing regional logistics network risk
• As an agriculture-centered region, cotton, sesame and other agricultural product production and transport activities face potential disruptions due to security instability
• Concerns over spreading geopolitical instability across the West African Sahel region increase transport route risks for regional mineral resources (gold, etc.)
• Negative impact on safety of inland transport routes to nearby coastal countries such as Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire

Watch points

• Additional armed clashes in western Burkina Faso and changes in VDP-JNIM combat intensity trends
• Deterioration of security conditions in the Mali-Niger border area and overall security developments across the West African Sahel region