Bam
At a glance
- Organisations listed14
- Share that are national or local0.0%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)118,008
- Displaced people recordedNo data
- Violence events (12 mo)43
Trend: Falling: 20 political violence events in the last six months, against 23 in the six months before.
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Burkina Faso (2026-06-01 → 2026-06-30); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Burkina Faso (2024-03-01 → 2024-05-31) May be outdated; Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Burkina Faso; Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Burkina Faso (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30). Every figure here is repeated in the section below that it comes from, with its full source line.
How bad is it
Food security (IPC / Cadre Harmonisé)
| Phase | People |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 — minimal | 273,564 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 144,828 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 118,008 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 0 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 118,008 |
| Population analysed | 536,400 |
Internal displacement
No data published for this district
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 43·Reported fatalities: 74
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 9 | 27 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 0 |
| Σ | 43 | 74 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 4·Reported fatalities: 4
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 4 | 4 |
Demonstrations
Events: 2·Reported fatalities: 0
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 2 | 0 |
Source: Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Burkina Faso — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-19. Open the dataset on HDX
Who is helping here
14 organisations listed, 0 of them national or local (0.0%).
Education 3 organisations, 0 national or local
- EDUCO Type not published
- Progettomondo Type not published
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
Emergency shelter and household items 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- CRBF Type not published
Food security 2 organisations, 0 national or local
- SHA Type not published
- Welthungerhilfe (WHH) International
Nutrition 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- MSF Suisse Type not published
Protection 5 organisations, 0 national or local
- Action against Hunger (ACF) International
- Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion (HI) International
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
- TdH-Suisse Type not published
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
Water, sanitation and hygiene 4 organisations, 0 national or local
- ATAD Type not published
- CICR Red Cross / Red Crescent
- EDUCO Type not published
- Solidarities International (SI) International
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Burkina Faso — OCHA and national humanitarian coordination structures (3W), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-06-01 → 2026-06-30. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX