Paper short abstract:

This communication examines the Covid-19 management mechanisms implemented in the commune of Ouagadougou and other communes in West Africa through a literature review and qualitative interviews in the field.

Paper long abstract:

The arrival of Covid-19 in Burkina Faso in March 2020 sparked a massive panic among the population and the counter-offensives carried out by the authorities to curb its spread were respected. Since the first victims were identified, the mechanisms for managing evil have multiplied. As a result, the population quickly changed its view of this condition, which it describes as white or rich, defying, for the vast majority, the response measures put in place. The appearance and spread of the disease through the Burkinabé elite, communication on suspected and proven cases belonging essentially to this category, and certain measures deemed unsuitable for the majority of the country, sealed the assimilation of the disease to a disease of the rich. The average Burkinabé no longer feels concerned by these perceived strategies that are too restrictive, even coercive and largely unfounded in the light of the consequences he must face. Through a pragmatic methodology, This communication focuses on the mechanisms for managing the epidemic in the communes of Burkina Faso and the other communes of West Africa in order to get an idea of the mechanisms for managing the other communes of West Africa in order to lessons on what has worked and shortcomings and make recommendations to properly deal with other disruptions in the future.