2026 in Burkina Faso
Events in the year 2026 in Burkina Faso.
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 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]
- 27 January – The Transitional National Assembly unanimously ratifies the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage.[7]
- 29 January – The military government dissolves all political parties and repealed the laws governing them, transferring party assets to the state following a decree approved by the council of ministers.[8]
February
March
April
- 15 April – The government announces the dissolution of 118 associations and civil society groups.[12]
- 22 April – JNIM militants attack a military base in Bagmoussa, Koulpelogo, killing 28 soldiers and militiamen.[13]
- 24 April – The government creates a new military reserve, with the goal of training 100,000 reservists by the end of the year.[14]
May
June
Art and entertainment
Holidays
Source:[20]
- 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
Deaths
- 25 May – Honoré Traoré, 68, general, head of state (2014)[21]
- 25 May – Ben Aziz Zagré, 27, footballer (Kaisar, Shinnik Yaroslavl, national team)[22]
- 27 June – Dramane Yaméogo, politician, minister of justice (2012–2014).[23]
References
- ↑ "Burkina Faso and Mali Impose Reciprocal Visa Bans on U.S. Nationals". 31 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso to Step Up Justice System Digitalisation This Year". Ecofin Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso army says it foiled 'major' coup plot". BBC. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Former Burkinabe minister murdered at her home in Ouagadougou, prosecutor says". Africanews. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "Jihadist attack claims lives of eleven police officers in Burkina Faso". Africanews. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ Tadegnon, Noel Kokou (20 January 2026). "Togo expels ex-Burkina Faso leader after coup plot claim, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso votes to join Vienna Convention as it continues path toward nuclear power". Africanews. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Felix, Bate (29 January 2026). "Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties". Reuters. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ Bruce, Emmanuel (16 February 2026). "Seven Ghanaian traders killed in Burkina Faso by suspected Islamists, Ghana says". Reuters. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "At least 38 civilians killed in Burkina Faso in wave of JNIM attacks". Africanews. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Suspected jihadists attack village in Burkina Faso, killing at least 12". Africanews. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso dissolves more than 100 NGOs and civil society groups". Al Jazeera. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso: au moins 28 morts dans l'attaque de la base militaire de Bagmoussa, dans le centre-est du pays". RFI (in French). 25 April 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso: le gouvernement annonce la création d'une nouvelle réserve militaire «pour défendre la patrie»". RFI. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Le Burkina Faso interdit la diffusion de TV5Monde, l'accusant de « désinformation » et d'« apologie du terrorisme »". Le Monde Afrique (in French). 5 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso junta dissolves over 200 associations". Africanews. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso : L'Imam Mohamed Kindo interpellé, la FAIB appelle au calme et à la sérénité". burkinayawana.com. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso: l'arrestation d'un imam suscite de vives réactions chez certains fidèles". Radio France International. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ Bior, Ayen Deng (26 June 2026). "Burkina Faso breaks off diplomatic relations with France". Reuters. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ Bicaba, Clotilde (25 May 2026). "Burkina : Le Général Nabéré Honoré Traoré est décédé". Libre Info (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Irkha, Andrey (8 June 2026). "Агент Селюк — о смерти Загре от рака: «Если бы врачи в Ярославле были внимательнее, всё могло быть иначе»" [Agent Selyuk on Zagre's death from cancer: "If the doctors in Yaroslavl had been more attentive, things could have been different."]. Match TV (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 June 2026.
- ↑ BOUGOUM (28 June 2026). "Burkina: décès de l'ex-ministre de la Justice Dramane Yaméogo". Wakat Séra (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2026.