Covid-19 in Burkina Faso Continues to Increase Poverty Rates in 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic had taken a devastating toll on the population’s sources of income in Burkina Faso, which impacted the slight progress made in SDG 1 (the eradication of poverty). According to the international poverty rate index, Burkina Faso reached 39.45% in 2019 ($1.90 per day). However, this percentage increased by 3.25% to reach 42.70% in 2020 and then reached 44% by December 2021.
In this context, NGOs Major Group for Africa is deeply concerned about high rates of poverty in Burkina Faso and recommends the government take urgent measures to support the population falling below the poverty line by providing decent job opportunities for the unemployed and developing social protection programs in order to curb and reduce this rising percentage to ensure that it does not exacerbate the phenomenon of poverty in the country.
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