[11] He attended Cercle de Boussé for primary school then Lycée Philippe Zinda Kaboré in Ouagadougou, where he earned a Baccalauréat in Economics and Social Sciences.
[2][3][4] Ouédraogo's political career in Burkina Faso began with his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs in March 1994, a role he held until February 1999, when he served as Special Advisor to the President[4][1][3] for nine months.
This, paired with Burkina Faso's growing reputation as a safe haven, influenced the decision to hold[citation needed] the OAU Summit of Heads of State and Government there in 1998.
[3][13][4] His work with WTO was focused on a partnership with and development in Africa, including the launch of the African Ministers of Trade conference in Libreville.
[2] His career work has been characterized by diplomatic and development efforts throughout Africa, including contributions[vague] to the resolution of the Tuareg rebellion in Niger and Mali and negotiations leading up to Namibian independence.
[citation needed] Between 2008 and 2009, Ouédrago participated in several interventions on behalf of the President of the African Union Commission in the negotiations between Chad and Sudan, which helped renew social and diplomatic relations between the two countries.
[1][14][15] This political crisis eventually subsided with the signing of the Additional Act of Addis Ababa to the Malagasy Charter of the Transition on 6 November 2009.
[citation needed] Alternative Faso selected Ouédraogo as their candidate in the 2015 Burkinabè general election[17][10] but he garnered only 1.93% of all the votes, losing to Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.
From September 2010 to June 2013, he served as President of the Administrative Council for the New Inter-University Third Cycle in Economics for universities in Central and West Africa.