2026 in Burkina Faso
Events in the year 2026 in Burkina Faso.
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Incumbents
[edit]- President: Ibrahim Traoré
- Prime Minister: Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
- President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration: Ibrahim Traoré
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 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- 29 January – The military government dissolves all political parties and repealed the laws governing them, transferring party assets to the state following a decree approved by the council of ministers.[8]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
[edit]- 14 February – JNIM militants kill seven Ghanaian tomato traders in an attack on Titao, Loroum Province.[9]
- 22 February – JNIM militants kill four people in an attack on Manni.[10]
March
[edit]April
[edit]- 15 April - The government of Burkina Faso announced the dissolution of 118 associations and civil society groups[12]
May
[edit]- 5 May - The government banned TV5Monde broadcasts, accusing it of disinformation and glorification of terrorism.[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
- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
