Burkina Faso’s Patriotic Support Fund mobilized 496.97 billion FCFA ($828 million) between 2023 and 2025, exceeding its 400 billion FCFA ($667 million) target by 24%, according to a statement issued March 31 by the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo chaired the FSP Orientation Council’s first 2026 session in Ouagadougou, where officials reviewed three years of operations and first-quarter results.
The fund collected 45.3 billion FCFA ($75.5 million) in the first quarter of 2026 through March 29, a 22.65% increase over the same period in 2025.
Established as a domestically financed mechanism, the FSP funds operating costs of the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland, equipment procurement for combat forces and strategic infrastructure.
Officials attributed the fund’s performance to state-level political commitment, broad participation from citizens and the diaspora, and alignment with national security priorities.
“The results confirm the strength of the endogenous model underpinning the fund and reflect renewed trust in a structure built around transparency, traceability and accountability,” Ouédraogo said.
The session also formalized the withdrawal of political party representatives from the Orientation Council following the dissolution of political parties in Burkina Faso.
