2024 in Burkina Faso

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Events in the year 2024 in Burkina Faso .

Incumbents

• President: Ibrahim Traoré
• Prime Minister: Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla (until 6 December); Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (since 7 December)
• President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration: Ibrahim Traoré

Events

February

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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]

July

• 7 July – ECOWAS states that it risks disintegrating from military and economic insecurity if Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso continue their exit to form their own confederation, following sanctions and severed diplomatic ties after each state's military coup. ^[14]
• 12 July – Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announces a ban on homosexuality in the country. ^[15]
• 31 July – Mali announces that it carried out joint airstrikes with Burkina Faso on insurgents in and around Tinzaouaten. The CSP-PSD says that a Burkinabe drone strike killed dozens of civilians. ^[16]

August

• 21 August – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger write to the United Nations Security Council complaining that Ukraine is supporting rebel groups in the Sahel region. ^[17]
• 24 August – Two hundred people are killed in an attack in Barsalogho Department that is claimed by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin. ^[18]
• 26 August – Denmark closes its embassy in Ouagadougou, citing the effects of military coups on its "scope of action". ^[19]

September

• 23 September – The junta announces that it had discovered a three-stage plot to destabilise the country “with the help of foreign powers” and individuals based in Ivory Coast. It also claims that the Barsalogho massacre in August is also part of the plot. ^[20]

October

• 7 October – The junta bans the Voice of America from broadcasting in the country for three months over its reportage on the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel. ^[21]
• 9 October – Activist Maimouna Ba is awarded the Nansen Refugee Award by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, citing her work in helping displaced children return to school. ^[22]

December

• 6 December – The junta dismisses Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla as prime minister and dissolves his cabinet. ^[23]
• 7 December – The junta appoints communications minister and government spokesperson Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo as prime minister. ^[24]
• 16 December – ECOWAS approves the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the bloc effective January 2025 but gives them until July 2025 to reconsider. ^[25]
• 19 December – Four French soldiers detained in Ouagadougou on charges of spying since 2023 are released following negotiations between the Burkinabe government and France mediated by Morocco. ^[26]
• 21 December – The government declares an amnesty for people convicted for participating in the 2015 Burkina Faso coup attempt. ^[27]

Art and entertainment

• List of Burkinabé submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Burkina Faso

Source: ^[28]

• 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

• 30 January – Bognessan Arsène Yé, 66, politician. ^[29]

References

1. "Burkina Faso: At least 15 dead in Catholic church attack". 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
2. "Dozens dead after mosque attack in southern Burkina Faso, sources say". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. "Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says". CNN. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
4. "Five killed in a private plane crash in eastern Burkina Faso". Associated Press. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
5. "Terrorism in the Sahel: AES force will be "operational as soon as possible"". Africanews. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
6. "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.
7. "Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over 'subversive activities'". Al Jazeera. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
8. "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.
9. "Is Burkina Faso on the cusp of another coup?". Al Jazeera . 17 June 2024.
10. "Burkina Faso junta extends its transition term by 5 years". Associated Press. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
11. "Russia to provide more military aid, instructors to Burkina Faso". Reuters . 5 June 2024.
12. "Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso". Al Jazeera . 17 June 2024.
13. "Burkina Faso suspends French international station TV5 for six months". France 24. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
14. "West African bloc says it risks disintegration if junta-led states leave". Reuters . 7 July 2024.
15. "Burkina Faso's military junta to ban homosexual acts". BBC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
16. "Mali strikes rebels who killed many soldiers and Russians". Reuters . 31 July 2024.
17. "West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine's alleged rebel support". Reuters . 21 August 2024.
18. "Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso". Al Jazeera . 26 August 2024.
19. "Denmark to close embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso". Africanews . 26 August 2024.
20. "Burkina Faso's ruling junta claims foiling an attempt to destabilize the country". Associated Press . 25 September 2024.
21. "Burkina Faso: Military Junta suspends Voice of America". Africanews. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
22. "Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize". Al Jazeera. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
23. "Burkina Faso's military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government". Associated Press. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
24. "Burkina Faso junta appoints new prime minister". Associated Press. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
25. "West African bloc approves historic exit of military-run states". BBC. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
26. "Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year". Associated Press. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
27. "Burkina Faso adopts amnesty law for 2015 putschists". Africanews. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
28. "Burkina Faso Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
29. 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.

External links

• Online calendar