2026 in Burkina Faso

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Events in the year 2026 in Burkina Faso .

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2026 Timeline of Burkinabé history

Incumbents

• President: Ibrahim Traoré
• Prime Minister: Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
• President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration: Ibrahim Traoré

Events

• 1 January –
  • The government bans US nationals from the country. ^[1]
  • An initiative to digitalize the justice system is announced. ^[2]
• 5 January – The government announces that it had foiled a coup plot. ^[3]
• 10 January – Former government minister Yolande Viviane Compaoré is found murdered inside her residence in Ouagadougou. ^[4]
• 17–18 January – Eleven police officers are killed in an attack on a police detachment in Balga, Gourma Province, Est Region. The JNIM claims responsibility. ^[5]
• 20 January – Former president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is extradited from Togo to face charges of plotting a coup. ^[6]

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: ^[7]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 3 January – Revolution Day
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 30 March – Korité
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 29 May – Ascension Day
• 6 June – Tabaski
• 5 July – Tamkharit
• 5 August – Independence Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
• 31 October – Martyrs' Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 11 December – Proclamation of Independence Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

References

1. "Burkina Faso and Mali Impose Reciprocal Visa Bans on U.S. Nationals". 31 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
2. "Burkina Faso to Step Up Justice System Digitalisation This Year". Ecofin Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
3. "Burkina Faso army says it foiled 'major' coup plot". BBC. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
4. "Former Burkinabe minister murdered at her home in Ouagadougou, prosecutor says". Africanews. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
5. "Jihadist attack claims lives of eleven police officers in Burkina Faso". Africanews. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
6. Tadegnon, Noel Kokou (20 January 2026). "Togo expels ex-Burkina Faso leader after coup plot claim, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
7. "Burkina Faso Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2023.