Japan-Burkina Faso Relations 
September 2009
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- 1 July, 1962 (Date of the recognition of the State)
- Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Burkina Faso: 26 (as of Oct. 1998)
- Trade with Japan (1998):
- Exports: 618 million yen (woods, cotton goods, etc)
- Imports: 981 million yen (motorcycles, tires, etc)
- Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):
- 350 million yen
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: none
- Grants: 17,952 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 1,401 million yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Burkina Faso:
- none
- From Burkina Faso to Japan:
-
Year Name 1993 Oct. President Blaise COMPAORE (TICAD) 1995 Dec. President Blaise COMPAORE 1998 Oct. President Blaise COMPAORE (TICAD II)
Minister of Foreign Affairs OUEDRAOGO (TICAD II)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
95.0 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
Recent Trends
From 1990, President COMPAORE began to open the way for democratism, was re-elected in November 1998.
- Emergency Aid for the Flood Disaster in Burkina Faso (September 2009)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "Eliminating Child Marriage in Burkina Faso: A Plan for Protection, Empowerment and Community Action" (April 2008)
- Exchange of Notes on Grant Aid (Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers) through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to the Republic of Uganda and Burkina Faso (March 2008)
- Mr. Osamu Uno, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to visit France, Senegal and Burkina Faso (December 2007)
- Japan-Burkina Faso Bilateral Consultation (Outline) (July 2007)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Election in Burkina Faso (November 2005)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Burkina Faso
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | September | 8 |
| March | 10 | |
| 2005 | September | 22 |
| 2000 | December | 1 |
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