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National Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso

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National Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso

Gendarmerie nationale du Burkina Faso

BURKINA FASO · BURKINA FASO ARMED FORCES · INTERIOR FORCES

Part of Burkina Faso Armed Forces

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Assessed as of
2026-08
Confidence
moderate
  • State affiliation · Burkina Faso
  • Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance

State affiliation: Burkina Faso.

Vigil category device — drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role. Not an official insignia.

In brief

The military police force of roughly five thousand under the defence ministry — rural policing, road security and the command of the volunteer auxiliaries in the districts where the nearest state unit is a gendarmerie brigade rather than an army one.

Scope
Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
Subordination
Subordination confirmed
Record state
Stub

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Assessed as of2026-08

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