Burkina Faso Tension Score
building record · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Burkina Faso, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Burkina Faso stands
#106 of 197 countries today, #24 of 53 in Africa (region score 64). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Burkina Faso news pulse
4 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Burkina Faso, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving Burkina Faso’s tension score
last 30 days- 5 headlines in 30 days — 0.03% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (1).
- 0% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 0% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Sahel Islamist Insurgency (escalating).
- Region: Africa reads 64 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Burkina Faso) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
Burkina Faso tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 17.2 | Calm | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 16.7 | Calm | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 15.0 | Calm | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Record for Burkina Faso began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Burkina Faso score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Africa region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about Burkina Faso
Is Burkina Faso in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Sahel Islamist Insurgency. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Burkina Faso rising or falling?
Easing: down 2 points in 7 days.
How does Burkina Faso compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: Burkina Faso reads 17 against 64 for Africa, ranking #24 of 53 there.
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The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Africa · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Burkina Faso and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe most violent Sahel state. Burkina Faso has lost control of large parts of its territory to jihadists; its junta counts on Russia and its neighbours’ juntas.
What our engine watches in Burkina Faso
- Mass-casualty attacks
- Junta stability
- Displacement