Several million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso and need humanitarian aid.

Omissions

• The most recent consolidated official IDP figure is 2.1 million, dating from March 2023 — over three years before the speech. The Burkinabé government (CONASUR) has not released an updated nationwide IDP count since then, although 167,000 new displacements were recorded between January and July 2025.
• 'Several million' (plusieurs millions) typically suggests 3 million or more in strict usage; the verified figure of ~2.1 million is at the lower boundary of what that expression conveys.
• The claim conflates the IDP figure (~2.1 million) with the broader humanitarian caseload (4.4 million people in need in 2026, per the UN Global Humanitarian Overview). The MEP could have cited the 4.4 million figure directly, which would have been more impactful and accurate for 'needing humanitarian aid.'

Sources

• PrimaryUN OCHA - Humanitarian Overview Burkina Faso, Mali and Western NigerThe region hosts 2.8 million internally displaced persons, including 2.1 million in Burkina Faso, 415,000 in Mali, and 283,000 in Niger.
• PrimaryGlobal Humanitarian Overview 2026 - Burkina FasoMore than 2 million people—approximately 10 per cent of the population—are internally displaced. Humanitarian partners estimate that 4.4 million people will require assistance in 2026.
• PrimaryEuropean Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) - Burkina FasoConsolidated population displacement figures have not been officially updated since March 2023, when it was estimated that 2.1 million people, mostly women and children, were internally displaced. 2 million people internally displaced.