The Joint Committee was convened in May 2010. 

President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré sent on 16/6/2014 a message to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inviting him to participate in the African Summit to be held in Ouagadougou on 6-7 September, 2014. The summit is intended to follow-up implementation of the Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on employment and fighting poverty.