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President · Burkina Faso

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

94 recorded engagements, 2016–2022: 92 visits, 2 video conferences and 6 signed agreements.

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94Engagements
92Visits
0Phone calls
2Video conferences
6Signed agreements
34Destination countries
55Multilateral summits
2016–2022Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Burkina Faso from 2015 to 2022

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk maʁk kʁistjɑ̃ kabɔʁe]; born 25 April 1957) is a Burkinabé banker and politician who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2002 to 2012. Kaboré was also president of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) until his departure from the party in 2014. He founded the People's Movement for Progress party that same year.

Kaboré was elected president in the November 2015 general election, winning a majority in the first round of voting. Upon taking office, he became the first non-interim president in 49 years without any past ties to the military. Kaboré worked as a banker prior to his political career.

On 24 January 2022, Kaboré was deposed and detained by the military in a coup d'état. After the announcement, the military declared that the parliament, government and constitution had been dissolved.

== Early years ==

Kaboré was born in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, then called Upper Volta. He is the son of Charles Bila Kaboré, former government minister...

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Where they travelled

Burkina Faso   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • Ghana11
  • France10
  • United States of America7
  • Ivory Coast7
  • Senegal5
  • Ethiopia4
  • Nigeria4
  • Germany4
  • Saudi Arabia3
  • Togo3
  • Mauritania3
  • Niger3

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations90
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs54
  • Trade and Economic Relations10
  • Health2
  • Security and Defense2
  • Development and Aid1
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism1

Activity by year

2016: 15 engagements2017: 18 engagements2018: 8 engagements2019: 17 engagements2020: 15 engagements2021: 20 engagements2022: 1 engagement201620202022

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2016-07-28Ivory CoastFunctional cooperation
2018-11-18JapanJoint Statement between Japan and Burkina Faso
Exchange of Notes on the Grant Aid Project for Food Assistance
Japan-Burkina Faso Technical Cooperation Agreement
2019-04-09TurkeyCooperation agreements in defense industry and media
2021-01-26DjiboutiFramework Cooperation Agreement; Cultural and Artistic Cooperation Agreement
2021-05-30GhanaHigh-level politics
2021-07-14Ivory CoastFunctional cooperation

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2016-01-29 – 2016-01-30Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2016-04-05 – 2016-04-06VisitFrance · Paris
2016-04-13 – 2016-04-15Visit SummitTurkey · Ankara
2016-05-04 – 2016-05-05VisitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2016-06-02 – 2016-06-05Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2016-06-07 – 2016-06-08Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2016-06-08Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2016-07-14 – 2016-07-19Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2016-07-28 – 2016-07-31VisitIvory Coast · AbidjanAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2016-08-16 – 2016-08-17VisitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2016-09-19 – 2016-09-22Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2016-10-11 – 2016-10-15Visit SummitTogo · Lomé
2016-11-14 – 2016-11-17Visit SummitMorocco · Marrakech
2016-11-26 – 2016-11-27Visit SummitMadagascar · Antananarivo
2016-12-15 – 2016-12-19Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2017-01-07VisitGhana · Accra
2017-01-14 – 2017-01-15Visit SummitMali · Bamako
2017-01-28 – 2017-01-30Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2017-02-18VisitGambia · Banjul
2017-03-16 – 2017-03-17Visit SummitMorocco · Rabat
2017-03-21 – 2017-03-22VisitGermany · Berlin
2017-03-26 – 2017-03-27VisitSudan · Khartoum
2017-04-10Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2017-04-13 – 2017-04-14VisitFrance · Paris
2017-05-16 – 2017-05-19VisitQatar · Doha
2017-05-20 – 2017-05-22Visit SummitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2017-06-04Visit SummitLiberia · Monrovia
2017-06-07 – 2017-06-09VisitEgypt · Cairo
2017-07-02Visit SummitMali · Bamako
2017-09-21 – 2017-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2017-11-21Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2017-11-29 – 2017-11-30Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2017-12-13 – 2017-12-14Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2018-01-31 – 2018-02-03Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2018-02-19 – 2018-02-22Visit SummitGermany · Berlin
2018-06-30 – 2018-07-03Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2018-08-28 – 2018-09-04Visit SummitChina · Beijing
2018-09-18 – 2018-09-20VisitGhana · Accra
2018-11-16VisitBelgium · Brussels
2018-11-18 – 2018-11-25VisitJapan · TokyoAgreement signedJoint Statement between Japan and Burkina FasoExchange of Notes on the Grant Aid Project for Food AssistanceJapan-Burkina Faso Technical Cooperation Agreement
Show all 94 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2018-12-15 – 2018-12-18VisitFrance · Paris
2019-02-10 – 2019-02-11Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2019-02-20 – 2019-02-21VisitGermany · Berlin
2019-02-22Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2019-03-31 – 2019-04-02VisitSenegal · Dakar
2019-04-09 – 2019-04-11VisitTurkey · AnkaraAgreement signedCooperation agreements in defense industry and media
2019-04-24VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2019-05-30 – 2019-06-02Visit SummitSaudi Arabia · Jeddah, Mecca
2019-07-12Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2019-08-08 – 2019-08-09VisitGuinea · Conakry
2019-08-24 – 2019-08-26Visit SummitFrance · Biarritz
2019-08-27 – 2019-08-30Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2019-09-24Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2019-10-09 – 2019-10-11Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2019-10-22 – 2019-10-25Visit SummitRussia · Sochi
2019-11-06 – 2019-11-07VisitNiger · Niamey
2019-11-20 – 2019-11-21Visit SummitGermany · Berlin
2019-12-01 – 2019-12-03Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2020-01-13 – 2020-01-14Visit SummitFrance · Pau
2020-01-27 – 2020-01-29VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2020-02-09 – 2020-02-11Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2020-02-21VisitNigeria · Abuja
2020-02-24 – 2020-02-25Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2020-06-30 – 2020-07-01Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2020-09-07Visit SummitNiger · Niamey
2020-09-15Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2020-09-17VisitNigeria · Abuja
2020-09-24Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2020-09-24VisitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2020-10-02 – 2020-10-03VisitSenegal · Dakar
2020-10-15 – 2020-10-18VisitTogo · Lomé
2020-12-13 – 2020-12-14VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2020-12-14 – 2020-12-15VisitGuinea · Conakry
2021-01-07 – 2021-01-08VisitGhana · Accra
2021-01-26 – 2021-01-28VisitDjibouti · DjiboutiAgreement signedFramework Cooperation Agreement; Cultural and Artistic Cooperation Agreement
2021-02-07 – 2021-02-09VisitBelgium · Brussels
2021-02-09 – 2021-02-10VisitFrance · Paris
2021-02-15 – 2021-02-16Visit SummitChad · N'Djamena
2021-02-26VisitGabon · Libreville
2021-03-17VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2021-04-01 – 2021-04-02VisitNiger · Niamey
2021-04-15 – 2021-04-16VisitRepublic of the Congo · Brazzaville
2021-04-23 – 2021-04-24VisitChad · N'Djamena
2021-05-17 – 2021-05-19Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2021-05-30Visit SummitGhana · AccraAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2021-06-08Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-06-18 – 2021-06-19Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2021-07-14 – 2021-07-15Visit SummitIvory Coast · AbidjanAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2021-07-15 – 2021-07-16VisitGhana · Accra
2021-09-16Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2021-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-10-19Visit SummitTogo · Lomé
2021-11-10 – 2021-11-13Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2022-01-08 – 2022-01-09Visit SummitGhana · Accra

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Roch Marc Christian Kaboré leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/roch-marc-christian-kabore.html]