Agreements and Conventions

Relations between Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso are marked by several agreements.

Three (03) cooperation agreements were signed in Ouagadougou at the end of the 8th Summit Conference of the Heads of State of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (TAC), held on July 30, 2019:

• Framework Agreement on Cross-Border Cooperation

• Cooperation Agreement in the Fields of Mines and Geology

• Cooperation Agreement on the Protection of Children in Mobility Situations

Furthermore, both countries have committed to promoting sub-regional integration, particularly by improving the business and investment climate through reciprocal privileges, facilitating trade exchanges by air and land, and easing the right to residence, work access, and settlement for nationals of both countries.

Additionally, four (04) agreements and protocols of agreement were signed during TAC 7 in Yamoussoukro on July 27, 2018:

• Cooperation Agreement in the Fields of Digital Economy and Postal Services

• Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Film and Audiovisual Co-Production, Training, and Exchanges

• Memorandum of Understanding on the Practical Modalities for the Functioning and Execution of the Ivorian-Burkinabè Women's Promotion Fund (FACIBF)

• Memorandum of Understanding on the Practical Modalities for the Functioning and Execution of the Ivorian-Burkinabè Friendship and Cooperation Fund for Youth Integration (FACIBIJ)

Several other cooperation agreements exist in various fields, including:

• Framework Agreement for Negotiation on the Rehabilitation, Construction, and Operation of the Abidjan-Kaya-Tambao Railway and the Construction of the Mineral Terminal at the Port of Abidjan, signed on July 31, 2014, in Ouagadougou.

• Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed on July 30, 2014, in Ouagadougou.

• Memorandum of Understanding on the Joint Commission for Border Demarcation between the Two Countries, signed on July 30, 2014, in Ouagadougou.

• Protocol on the Creation of a Joint Committee for Monitoring Traffic Fluidity and the Free Movement of People and Goods, signed on July 30, 2013, in Yamoussoukro.

• Cooperation Agreement on Combating Cross-Border Child Trafficking, signed on July 30, 2013, in Yamoussoukro.

• Cultural Cooperation Agreement, signed on December 28, 2009, in Ouagadougou.

• Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (TAC), signed on July 29, 2008, in Ouagadougou.

• Political Agreement, signed on March 4, 2007, in Ouagadougou.

• Cooperation Agreement on Combating Child Trafficking in West Africa, signed on July 27, 2005.

Additionally, both parties have agreed to establish periodic consultations on significant foreign policy issues to harmonize their positions as much as possible. In countries where one of the two states does not have a diplomatic representation, the other state with a diplomatic mission will represent its interests.

In terms of security, military, and judicial cooperation, both countries have decided to strengthen their collaboration to promote sub-regional integration in the fight against organized crime and transnational criminal activities.