Prostitution in Burkina Faso
Prostitution in Burkina Faso is not specifically prohibited by the law,
Burkina Faso has been referred to as "a theatre of child labour"[
In the capital, Ouagadougou, the main area of prostitution is in the Dapoya district.[6]
Although homosexuality is illegal in the country, male prostitution takes place, especially in the tourist areas.[7]
Forms of prostitution
Sédentaires
Sédentaires (French for 'sedentary') sex workers sit outside their houses on stools trying to attract clients. They tend to be older women and have lower rates than other sex workers.[8]
Trotteuses
Trotteuses (French for 'trotters') are street prostitutes. They walk the streets in areas known for prostitution. Many of them are foreign, particularly from Ghana and Togo.[8]
Professionnelles de luxe
Professionnelles de luxe (French for 'luxury professionals') are call girls who offer their services, by appointment, in hotels, motels and clients' residences. Their clients are usually businessmen, travellers or tourists.[8]
Bar waitresses
Waitresses that work in bars, nightclub and hotels sometimes offer sexual services as a sideline. They may use guest rooms, or the client's or waitress's home.[8]
Transhumantes
These sex workers work for a "Granny" or a "Tantie" who acts as their
Mbaraan
Many young women, especially high school students, turn to part-time prostitution to afford "luxury" goods such as fashionable European clothing.[8][7]
Rural areas
Some women in small rural areas will stand by main roads trying to attract clients. This may happen by day or by night.[8]
HIV
Like other Sub-Saharan African countries the prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection is relatively high, although it is dropping.[10] The country has one of the highest prevalences in West Africa.[10] In 1999, the adult prevalence was 6.4%,[11] by 2016 it had dropped to 0.8%.[12]
Sex workers are a high risk group. Prevalence has fallen from 53% in 1998,[13] to 16.2% in 2016[12]
Sex trafficking
Burkina Faso is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to
The 2008 anti-trafficking law criminalises all forms of trafficking and prescribes penalties of five to 10 years imprisonment, which are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. Law No. 11-2014/AN criminalises "child prostitution" and the sale of children—including the sale of children for crimes not considered trafficking in the 2000 UN TIP Protocol.[14]
The United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ranks Burkina Faso as a Tier 2 country.[15]
References
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- ^ a b "Burkina Faso". Child-hood.com. 31 August 1990. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Ricci Shryock (1 November 2009). "Burkina Faso Residents Lament Rise in Prostitution". Voice of America.
- ^ "Sex workers: Population size estimate - Number, 2016". www.aidsinfoonline.org. UNAIDS. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Exposé en Anglais sur la prostitution au Burkina Faso by Kader Rabo - mon exposé". Mon Expose. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b Prods, Filaos. "Le Burkina Faso en ligne". Planete-Burkina (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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- ^ a b "Burkina Faso - HIV/AIDS - Issue overview". UNICEF. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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- ^ a b "Burkina Faso 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Burkina Faso 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.