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Military and Security Forces

Army of Burkina Faso (Lâ€™Armee de Terre, LAT), Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso), National Gendarmerie, National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale de Sapeurs-Pompiers or BNSP); Homeland Defense Volunteers (ForcÃ©s de Volontaires de DÃ©fense pour la Patrie or VDP)National Police (2023)the National Gendarmerie officially reports to the Ministry of Defense, but usually operates in support of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Security; Gendarmerie troops are typically integrated with Army forces in anti-terrorism operations; specialized counterterrorism units include the Army's special forces, the Special Legion of the National Gendarmerie, and the Multipurpose Intervention Unit of National Police

Military Service Age and Obligation

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2023)

Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths

0: approximately 15,500 personnel (10,000 Army; 500 Air Force; 5,000 National Gendarmerie) (2023)

Note: in 2022, the Burkina Faso Government announced a special recruitment for up to 6,000 additional soldiers and 1,500 gendarmes to assist with its fight against terrorist groups operating in the country; it also put out a recruitment call for up to 100,000 VDF volunteers, and as of 2023 had as many as 90,000 VDF personnel enrolled (the VDF's original recruited strength was 15,000)

Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions

the FABF has a mix of mostly older or secondhand equipment from a mix of suppliers, including France, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2023)

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Military Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)