2020 in Burkina Faso

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2020 Timeline of Burkinabé history

See also: 2020 in West Africa

Incumbents

• President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
• Prime minister: Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré

Events

January

• 4 January - Toeni bus bombing: A school bus hits an improvised explosive device in Toeni, killing 14 and injuring 9. ^[1] No group claims responsibility. ^[2]
• 20 January - Nagraogo massacre: JNIM jihadists kill 36 civilians in Nagraogo and Alamou, burn Nagraogo’s market, and trigger two days of national mourning. ^[3]
• 21 January - The National Assembly passes a law institutionalizing government support for self-defense groups. ^[4]

February

• 1 February - An attack in Lamdamol village kills at least 20 civilians, including a nurse. ^[4]
• 16 February - Pansi church shooting: Gunmen attacked a Protestant church in Yagha Province. 24 are killed, 18 injured, and three taken hostage; both Christians and Muslims are killed. ^{[5] [6]}
• 29 February - At least 15 people are reportedly killed during a joint security and civil defense operation near Kelbo. ^[4]

March

• 8 March - Multiple attacks by self-defense groups in Yatenga province kill 43 Peuhl villagers. ^[4]

April

• 9 April - Security forces execute 31 detainees in Djibo hours after arresting them. ^[4]

May

• 30 May - Barsalogho aid convoy attack: Unknown militants ambush an aid convoy near Sanmatenga Province, killing 13, wounding 40, and leaving 6 gendarmes missing; the convoy was returning from Foube and escorted by Burkinabe gendarmes. ^[7]

July

• 27 July - Sixteen schools in eastern Burkina Faso are burnt down by armed groups, threatening the education of 3,000 children. ^[8]

October

• 4 October - A night attack on a convoy of 46 people, who were returning to their homes from the town of Pissila, hoping for improved security, leading to the death of 25 people, all men. ^[9]

November

• 22 November - 2020 Burkinabé general election ^[10] President Roch Marc Christian Kabore reelected. ^[11]

December

• 28 December - President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is sworn in for a second term. ^[11]

Predicted and Scheduled Events

• 2020 Burkinabé constitutional referendum ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Deaths

• March 18 - Rose Marie Compaoré, politician ^[15]

See also

• Boko Haram

References

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2. "Schoolchildren among 14 killed in Burkina Faso bus blast". RFI. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
3. "Burkina Faso: New Massacres by Islamist Armed Groups | Human Rights Watch". 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
4. Human Rights Watch (2020-12-18), "Burkina Faso: Events of 2020", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2025-09-23
5. "Attaque meurtrière contre une église dans le nord du Burkina Faso" (in French). France24. 17 February 2020.
6. France-Presse, Agence (2020-02-17). "Burkina Faso church attack leaves 24 dead". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-23.
7. "Incident Summary for GTDID: 202005300006". www.start.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
8. "A record one million displaced by violence in Burkina Faso amid Covid-19". NRC. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
9. "UN refugee agency condemns 'brutal and callous' killings in Burkina Faso". UN News. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
10. 2020 African election calendar EISA
11. "Burkina Faso president says security priority after swearing-in". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. Assessing Africa’s 2020 Elections Africa Center for Strategic Studies
13. "Burkina Faso: plusieurs options sur la table pour la date du référendum constitutionnel" [Burkina Faso: several options on the table for the constitutional referendum date]. RFI (in French). 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
14. Burkina Faso: Referendum on new constitution set for March 2019 Archived 2019-01-07 at the Wayback Machine APA, 28 August 2018
15. "Coronavirus: décès de Marie-Rose Compaoré, 2ème vice-présidente de l'Assemblée nationale du Burkina Faso". BBC News . 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.