Brussels Airlines African Layover

So I (36M) am looking at a solo trip to West Africa in March 2027. It's a giant undiscovered part of the world for me and I'm looking to jump in. I'm decently well traveled, coming from the United States.

I've narrowed it down to 2 options, Senegal (Dakar) or Cote D'Ivoire (Abidjan). I would spend about a week in either. I took 4 years of French in school, have a decent base line, and would brush up before going.

Layover looks likely in Brussels. My question specifically is regarding the Brussels Airlines flight that would have me going from BRU to ABJ, but seemingly has a 55 minute layover in OUA Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (Burkina Faso - a clear Do Not Travel Country, at least as far as the US State Department is concerned, which their advisory is quite the read). On these short layover flights, I'm unclear on whether they make passengers get off, or they just stay on the plane if they are traveling onward to the next destination, or what's the deal? Some things online indicate that it is airport specific, but not sure? My concern is the plane encounters some issue and I find myself solo in a place I shouldn't be?

TLDR - the Brussels Airlines flight from Brussels to Abidjan includes a short layover in Burkina Faso, what should I expect and is that a bad idea (coming from the US)?