Saudi Arabia has accredited Saad Misfer Ahmed Almimoni as its ambassador to Burkina Faso, adding fresh diplomatic weight to relations between Riyadh and Ouagadougou at a time when the West African country is moving further away from France.
Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, received the letters of credence from Saad Misfer Ahmed Almimoni during a formal ceremony in Ouagadougou on June 26, 2026, officially recognising him as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Burkina Faso.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs also confirmed the accreditation, saying Almimoni had presented his credentials as Riyadh moves to deepen its diplomatic engagement with the gold-rich West African nation.
Significantly, the accreditation also shows that diplomatic engagement between the two countries has continued despite earlier Western condemnation of Burkina Faso’s 2022 military takeover.
The military-led nation already maintains an embassy in Riyadh, headed by Ambassador Boukary Savadogo, while Almimoni’s accreditation strengthens Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic presence in Ouagadougou.
