IAFS — Index of African Francophone Sovereignty

DUMMY DATA · BFA

Burkina Faso

UEMOA · XOF · Independence on paper 1960

Independence 5 August 1960 (then Upper Volta; renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984). Founding member of UMOA — treaty signed 12 May 1962.

BFA · 1960—2026

— Two scores. Never one. —

0 25 50 75 100 Independence on paper 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
2026
External Autonomy
Internal Self-Determination (non-capture)

No sourced data — no score.
The flag raised in 1960 does not measure substantive sovereignty. The gap is the thing to read.

Indicators

id indicator year raw score provenance
A1 CFA monetary arrangement (the franc) 1960+ full_peg_french_guarantee_board_legacy 20 2026-06-29
FACT HARD
A1 CFA monetary arrangement (the franc) 2020+ peg_reserves_repatriated_no_french_board 40 2026-06-29
FACT HARD