Cross-border cooperation, mobility and border management between Rabat Process Euro‐African Dialogue on Migration and Development AND BURKINA Republic of Mali

OVERVIEW MAP SPOTLIGHT ON HÈRÈMAKONO – KOLOKO HIGH MOBILITY POPULATION AT THE BORDER REPUBLIC OF MALI BURKINA FASO Rural area with high population density ( region) (Hauts Bassins and To Sikasso Mali Same ethnic groups on both sides Burkina Cascades regions) (Sikasso region) (Hauts Bassins and REPUBLIC Hèrèmakono OF MALI Sikasso BURKINA Cascades regions) Orodara 15% of the population of border BURKINA Bobo FASO Koloko 4.200 1.540.460 provinces/circles live directly at the Dioulasso inhabitants border (in border municipalities) 1.279.052 HAUTS BASSINS Banfora 224.521 193.709 Sindou REGION in border provinces/ in border municipalities STOP circles Customs Hèrèmakono DAILY NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD Gendarmerie 2.000 persons border crossings by the population allows citizens of Burkina Faso (daily entry and exit) and Mali to cross at the border post

Border Police Mali 2010 - DEMARCATION FINALISED Border Police 24.000 Gendarmerie inhabitants THE STARTING POINT FOR STRENGTHENED COOPERATION STOP Market Burkina PERMEABILITY Border stones set at the border Administrative limits Mandela STOP Koloko of the border outside the main roads STOP between Mali and Burkina clarified, sovereignty STOP (1.303 km, by a Mixed Technical established Boundary Commission) MAIN REASONS TO CROSS Border stones at Conflict prevention, 1) Sell and buy items 2) Visit family 3) Access infrastructure <1 km intervals – focusing on problems Customs at markets (health centres, schools) around main roads and concerning land Market in agricultural areas rights 1 km intervals – in highly frequented Cooperation strengthened at areas MALI 5 km intervals – political economic in rarely frequented level level To Bobo Dioulasso areas Sifarasso

social SIKASSO REGION ECONOMY AND TRADE level LOCAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL ZONE PASTORALISM fertile soil, Reception area in dry season CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ACTORS LOCAL POPULATION AND BORDER SECURITY favourable climate Mali CONTROL BORDER POSTS Burkina NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS DECENTRALISED AND DECONCENTRATED and collect information (non-computerised) Corn Mango Cotton (CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIONS) ADMINISTRATIONS Mainly ministries in charge of Informal information exchange Regions home affairs1 and foreign affairs2 is encouraged CROSS BORDER TRADE Circles/Provinces Additional ministries involved for Joint border post Municipalities/Counties construction foreseen specific sectoral questions LOCAL EXCHANGE AT THE BORDER Border Police Gendarmerie (UEMOA/WAEMU5 project) Border Police Gendarmerie dominates, reinforced by vehicles per day min rotating agenda of local 200 9-13 ROLE ROLE Informal meetings between administrative PATROLS markets and price differences Bilateral political meetings authorities at municipal level Devising policies and strategies Meetings at higher level take Along the border, particularly at informal border crossings cross the local place infrequently and ad hoc Several times a month border, 40% of which waiting time Coordination of interventions are heavy trucks at each side Sectoral bilateral agreements Involvement of mayors in local Reduce criminality (theft and road banditism) of the border development projects Appreciated by the population 6 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Controls by Cooperation and information exchange with security forces is encouraged cross the local border SELECTED EXAMPLES SELECTED EXAMPLES Major Joint Commission meetings Management of natural resources Frequent border crossings 32% Customs Border Police Gendarmerie comes from far away Burkina Faso’s border management Partnership for Municipal Development3 Local cross-border trade or crosses the region ! strategy (in development) ! Health Centre in Kossi-Tominian, Generally good relations, sometimes conflicts Phytosanitary Road Border population Border population 68% Services Safety Bilateral agreement on transhumance managed by a cross-border committee4 remains in the region

FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION IMPLEMENTED BY ICMPD AND FIIAPP FOOTNOTES SOURCES 1 Burkina: Ministry of Territorial Administration 2 Burkina: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional 3 Implied main actors: Associations of 4 Project located north of the Sikasso - Bobo 5 UEMOA /WAEMU: West African Economic and 6 Border police, gendarmerie and customs always This infographic is based on expert missions and desk research. and Security / Mali: Ministry of the Interior and Cooperation / Mali: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, municipalities of Burkina Faso and Mali with Dioulasso regions, with support and funding from Monetary Union carry out controls. Additional controls possible by To consult the full list of sources, please visit: Security African Integration and International Cooperation support and funding from the Federation of the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellshaft für Internationale phytosanitary services (including animal health, Canadian Municipalities. Activities focusing on Zusammenarbeit) within the framework of the forestry and water), road safety & haulage www.imap-migration.com or www.processusderabat.net the economic corridor Sikasso – Orodara. African Union Border Programme(AUBP) associations.