La région de l’Est au Burkina Faso a expérimenté une explosion du nombre de conflits entre 2015 et 2017. D’un peu plus de 100 cas entre 2012 and 2014, elle a observé près de 850 cas communautaires dans les trois ans suivants. Ceux-ci sont surtout des conflits fonciers, agro-pastoraux, liés aux chefferies traditionnelles, interreligieux, politiques ou entre populations ou mineurs. Plus de 60%, soit 518 conflits, étaient dus au foncier.

To reduce the risk of conflict over land and natural resources, and to make communities more resilient to the challenges of land and natural resource management in the East region, Interpeace is implementing since July 2021 project on "Conflict prevention and management project in the East region of Burkina Faso" with UNDP and FAO. The project aims to develop the capacity of local institutional actors and conflict-affected communities to analyze, manage, mediate, and resolve conflicts over land and natural resources in a non-violent manner, leading the process from within, guided by the needs and aspirations of the communities. Interpeace is mandated to conduct a conflict analysis and baseline assessment to provide the data and information necessary to formulate a more refined programmatic response to maximize the project's impact on conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding.