2024 in Burkina Faso
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Events in the year 2024 in Burkina Faso.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Ibrahim Traoré
- Prime Minister: Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
- President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration: Ibrahim Traoré
Events[edit]
February[edit]
- 25 February –
- Fifteen people are killed and two more injured during an attack on a Catholic Church in the village of Essakane, Oudalan Province.[1]
- Dozens of people are killed during an attack at a mosque in Natiaobani.[2]
- Nondin and Soro massacres: Members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces summarily execute 223 people in Yatenga Province over alleged complicity with jihadists.[3]
March[edit]
- 6 March – A private aircraft carrying seven passengers crashes into a tree during takeoff from Diapaga to Fada N’Gourma, killing five people on board.[4]
- 7 March –
- The Alliance of Sahel States, comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, announce the creation of a joint force between the three countries to combat jihadist groups in the three countries.[5]
- Ram Joseph Kafando is installed as governor of Est Region, Burkina Faso, replacing Hubert Yameogo.[6]
April[edit]
- 18 April – Three French diplomats are expelled from the country by the Burkinabe government, citing alleged involvement in “subversive activities”.[7]
- 25 April – The Burkinabe government bans BBC Radio and Voice of America from broadcasting in the country for two weeks over its reportage on massacres committed by the army.[8]
May[edit]
- 17 May – An armed assailant is "subdued" after attacking guards stationed at the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou.[9]
- 25 May – The junta extends its tenure until 2029 and ratifies a new constitution.[10]
June[edit]
- 5 June – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announces that Russia will dispatch additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help them boost its defense capabilities.[11]
- 11 June – More than 100 soldiers are killed in an attack claimed by the Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin on a military base in Mansila.[12]
- 12 June – Two people are injured in a shooting incident inside the premises of the state broadcaster RTB in Ouagadougou.[9]
- 18 June – The Burkinabe government bans TV5 Monde from broadcasting in the country for six months for allegedly spreading "malicious insinuations" and "disinformation" against it.[13]
Art and entertainment[edit]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[14]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 3 January - Revolution Day
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 10 April – Korité
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 17 June – Tabaski
- 16 July – Tamkharit
- 5 August - Independence Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 15 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 31 October - Martyrs' Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 December - Proclamation of Independence Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Deaths[edit]
- 30 January – Bognessan Arsène Yé, 66, politician.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Burkina Faso: At least 15 dead in Catholic church attack". 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Dozens dead after mosque attack in southern Burkina Faso, sources say". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says". CNN. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Five killed in a private plane crash in eastern Burkina Faso". Associated Press. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Terrorism in the Sahel: AES force will be "operational as soon as possible"". Africanews. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Fada N'Gourma : Ram Joseph Kafando installé". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over 'subversive activities'". Al Jazeera. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Burkina Faso suspends BBC and Voice of America after they covered a report on mass killings". Associated Press. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Is Burkina Faso on the cusp of another coup?". Al Jazeera. 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Burkina Faso junta extends its transition term by 5 years". Associated Press. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Russia to provide more military aid, instructors to Burkina Faso". Reuters. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso". Al Jazeera. 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Burkina Faso suspends French international station TV5 for six months". France 24. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Burkina Faso Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Sera, Wakat (30 January 2024). "Décès de l'ex-président de l'Assemblée nationale burkinabè, Arsène Bongnessan Yé". Wakat Séra (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
