Burkina Faso - United States Relations

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Burkina Faso-United States relations are the international relations between Burkina Faso and the United States. The relations are good but subject to strains in the past because of the Compaor government's past involvement in arms trading and other sanctions-breaking activity. In addition to regional peace and stability, U.S. interests in Burkina are to promote continued democratization and greater respect for human rights and to encourage sustainable economic development. Although the Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its office in Ouagadougou in 1995, about $18 million annually of USAID funding goes to Burkina's development through non-governmental and regional organizations. The largest is a Food for Peace school lunch program administered by Catholic Relief Services.