[Burkina Faso] Protests: Peaceful protest

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 20, internally displaced persons from Gassan commune held peaceful demonstrations in Toma, Nayala Province, Burkina Faso, supporting the transitional government and security forces. The demonstrators demanded improved regional security to enable their return home and donated 3.5 million CFA francs to authorities. Given the peaceful nature, immediate supply-chain risk level is low.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Agricultural sector: The presence of internally displaced persons suggests production disruptions in Burkina Faso's major agricultural regions, with potential medium to long-term impacts on key export crops such as cotton and sesame
• Mineral resources: Ongoing security instability in Burkina Faso, a West African gold producer, poses potential risks to gold mining and transport routes
• Regional logistics: Delayed return of displaced persons to their homes impedes normalization of rural-urban logistics networks, affecting inland transport efficiency

3) Watch points

• Burkina Faso government's rural security enhancement measures and progress of displaced person return programs
• Security trends across the broader Sahel region including neighboring Mali and Niger, and the pace of agricultural and mining production recovery in the region