IPA Francophone West Africa and Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts, and Electronic Communications Partner to Address Online Gender-Based Violence

Burkina Faso

IPA Francophone West Africa and Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts, and Electronic Communications Partner to Address Online Gender-Based Violence

From left: Idriss TINTO (Directeur Général de la Transformation Digitale), Ibrahim TONDE (Chargé de Mission au MENTD), Elise Kaba (Chargée de Mission au MENTD), Dr Maud Akissi AMON-TANOH (Directrice Pays IPA FWA), Dr Aminata ZERBO/SABANE (Ministre), Achille TCHIBOZO (Research Manager, IPA FWA), Fatimata BARRO (Project Development Analyst, IPA FWA), Abdoulahi Boris TRAORE (Business Development Analyst, IPA FWA).

On May 23, 2025, IPA Francophone West Africa met with Burkina Faso’s Minister of Digital Transition, Posts, and Electronic Communications, Dr. Aminata ZERBO/SABANE. The discussion focused on online gender-based violence—a growing issue that remains under-researched in African contexts. Learn more in this press release (in French) issued by the Ministry.

This meeting marked the start of a technical partnership between IPA and the Ministry to co-develop a measurement tool tailored to local realities. Reliable, context-specific data is key to better understanding, preventing, and addressing these forms of violence. To learn more about IPA’s work in this area, read our recent blog post on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).