Evicted and Abandoned

Burkina Faso

15 projects with confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013. That represents 26% of all the World Bank-financed projects in Burkina Faso. An estimated 5,286 people were displaced by 3 projects. The World Bank doesn't have information on the effects produced by the rest.

Top 3 projects per estimated # people physically or economically displaced

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* = This project was administered by the World Bank but paid through another financier.

Confirmed displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost Displaced people (estimated)
Burkina Faso Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project May. 16, 2013 Active $85M 3,324
WAPP: The First Phase of the Inter-Zonal Transmission Hub Project of the WAPP (APL3) Program Jun. 29, 2011 Active $41.9M Unknown
West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B Jun. 21, 2011 Active $92M Unknown
Urban Water Sector Project May. 28, 2009 Active $80M 1,953
West Africa Regional Transport and Transit Facilitation Project Jun. 19, 2008 Active $190M 9
Possible displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost
Burkina Faso Electricity Sector Support Project Jul. 30, 2013 Active $50M
BF-Youth Employment & Skills Development May. 23, 2013 Active $50M
Third Phase Community Based Rural Development Project Dec. 20, 2012 Active $70M
Local Government Support Project Nov. 1, 2011 Active $60M
Burkina Faso-Ouagadougou Transport Modal Shift Jun. 27, 2011 Active $910K*
Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project Jun. 21, 2011 Active $115M
Agricultural Productivity and Food Security Project Dec. 10, 2009 Active $40M
Burkina Faso Energy Access Project Jul. 26, 2007 Closed $38.8M
Second Phase Community Based Rural Development Project; Mar. 27, 2007 Closed $74M
Agricultural Diversification and Market Development Project Jun. 20, 2006 Active $66M