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Unité Spéciale d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale [+] Print this page

Also known as: Special Intervention Unit of the National Gendarme| USIGN| Unité Spéciale de la Gendarmerie Nationale [+]

Country: Burkina Faso [+]

Classified as: Gendarmerie  Military [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Burkina Faso [+] 11 February 2016 [+]
Ouagadougou [+] 30 October 2014 [+] 31 October 2014 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Ouagadougou [+] 11 February 2016 [+] 21 May 2018 [+]

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
September 2011 Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces Security Sector Governance in Francophone West Africa: Realities and Opportunities 11 January 2019
19 September 2019 Le Faso Lutte contre le terrorisme : « Privilégier l’option des forces spéciales aux opérations d’envergure » 03 February 2020
May 2010 Institute of Development Studies "Security Systems in Francophone Africa" 11 January 2019
19 September 2017 Sidwaya Première région de gendarmerie : Le colonel Nawiè Béranger Kondé aux commandes 20 January 2020
06 February 2017 Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso - présentation 11 February 2019
14 November 2016 Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso - organigramme 11 February 2019
06 February 2017 Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso HISTORIQUE DE LA GENDARMERIE NATIONALE 15 February 2019
Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso L’Unité Spéciale de la Gendarmerie Nationale (USIGN) 28 April 2020
11 February 2016 Le Pays (Burkina Faso) UNITE SPECIALE D’INTERVENTION DE LA GENDARMERIE NATIONALE : Une unité d’élite aux grandes ambitions avec peu de moyens 25 February 2019
06 January 2020 Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants Ministère De La Défense Nationale Et Des Anciens Combattants EMGA Organigramme 06 January 2020
Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants L'Organisation 17 April 2020
21 May 2018 Human Rights Watch "By Day We Fear the Army, By Night the Jihadists" - Abuses by Armed Islamists and Security Forces in Burkina Faso 05 February 2019