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Giezendanner, Hardy et al.. 2020 ‘Weapons Marking.’ Weapons and Ammunition Management Country Insight: Burkina Faso, p. 7. Geneva: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research / UNIDIR. 23 November

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The weapons marking process was initiated in Burkina Faso in 2015, with assistance and support from UNREC and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

In August 2018, there were seven marking machines in Burkina Faso located in the capital city, which were at the disposal of the CNLPAL. The machines and equipment were mobile. Firearms marking operations were begun under the National Police, and up to 12,000 firearms were reportedly marked by July/August 2018 with operations ongoing as of August 2018.

Burkina Faso adheres to the ECOWAS marking format. Officers from different defence, police and other security forces have already been trained in marking practices. High-level military authorities of Burkina Faso had hitherto not been receptive to weapons marking, but have recently accepted the marking of military weapons, slated to begin once the marking of firearms of the National Police has been finalized. There were, however, no provisions or plans that allow for marking of newly imported arms into Burkina Faso; and no specific plan to operationalize and expand the marking process and operations nationally.

ID: Q14174

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