14 candidates and by the lack of candidatures in certain options. For the 2012 direct examinations, out of a total of 121 authorized, 55 examinations were opened. This readjustment was aimed at reducing the number of competitive examinations, while maintaining the number of posts to be filled. The objective of this reorganization is to control organizational expenses and the search for efficiency of the recruitment and professional training processes. Hence, 8,370 posts were filled out of the 8,544 vacancies, for a total of 411,374 candidatures. This process enables the administration to have a framework that appropriately meets the demands of citizens. Concerning the d’administration deconcentration et de of magistrature the (ENAM), Ecole the nationale dynamics of deconcentrating its training networks in order to ensure proximity training under the best conditions was pursued. After the Regional Institutes of Administration (IRA) of the Hauts Bassins and Fada N’Gourma, the Ouahigouya and Ziniaré IRAs were opened in 2012. Despite the reforms initiated by the Government, the Burkinabe public administration is facing structural and functional problems that are having a negative impact on its efficiency. The dysfunctions may be perceived at the organizational, operational and behavioural levels. At the organizational level, the low concentration of the administrative structures and their instability, following the institutional changes, which are at times translated by mergers/takeovers, breakups and abolitions of ministries or institutions inhibit the efforts and achievements already made. At the operational level, extensive bureaucracy, low incentive working conditions, inadequate office accommodation in the services, laxity, petty corruption, rudimentary working conditions, lack of support measures have impact negatively on the motivation and output of officials. At the behavioural level, the quasi-permanent presence of intermediary agents between the administration and the citizens, the discourteous behaviour of certain agents vis-à-vis the citizens, the refusal of some citizens

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