Burkina Faso Tension Score
building record · 4 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Burkina Faso, built by our own engine from 2,698 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Burkina Faso stands
#58 of 197 countries today, #15 of 53 in Africa (region score 72). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Burkina Faso news pulse
rolling 30 daysWhat is driving Burkina Faso’s tension score
last 30 daysQuiet. Not one of the 2,698 world headlines our engine read in the last 30 days mentioned Burkina Faso. The score you see is the regional baseline: Africa at 72, weighted 15%.
Quiet is information too. The moment Burkina Faso enters the world news, this page moves within 12 hours and the number climbs with every headline that follows.
- Conflicts on the roster: Sahel Islamist Insurgency (active).
Burkina Faso tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 15.0 | Calm | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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?
Too early to say — the 7-day change appears once a week of data exists.
How does Burkina Faso compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: Burkina Faso reads 15 against 72 for Africa, ranking #15 of 53 there.
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The bigger picture
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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