Dissertation assesses 27 Peacebuilding Fund projects in Burkina Faso
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso
Issa Démé, a lawyer and civil administrator, presented a dissertation on 5 October 2026 at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University on the contribution of the Peacebuilding Fund to social cohesion in Burkina Faso. The study notes that the country has benefited from this mechanism since 2017 and that 27 projects, representing more than $80 million between 2017 and 2022, were funded, according to the dissertation’s data.
Issa Démé, a lawyer and civil administrator, devoted his master’s dissertation to the support provided by technical and financial partners for social cohesion in Burkina Faso, assessing 27 Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) projects, Lefaso reports.
His study examines initiatives undertaken amid security challenges, population displacement and community tensions. The PBF is the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, which supports projects aimed at preventing conflict and strengthening peace.
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