2020 in Burkina Faso
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Incumbents
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
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
Deaths
- March 18 - Rose Marie Compaoré, politician[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Incident Summary for GTDID: 202001040001". www.start.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "Schoolchildren among 14 killed in Burkina Faso bus blast". RFI. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "Burkina Faso: New Massacres by Islamist Armed Groups | Human Rights Watch". 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ a b c d e Human Rights Watch (2020-12-18), "Burkina Faso: Events of 2020", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2025-09-23
- ^ "Attaque meurtrière contre une église dans le nord du Burkina Faso" (in French). France24. 17 February 2020.
- ^ France-Presse, Agence (2020-02-17). "Burkina Faso church attack leaves 24 dead". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "Incident Summary for GTDID: 202005300006". www.start.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "A record one million displaced by violence in Burkina Faso amid Covid-19". NRC. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "UN refugee agency condemns 'brutal and callous' killings in Burkina Faso". UN News. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ 2020 African election calendar EISA
- ^ a b "Burkina Faso president says security priority after swearing-in". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Assessing Africa’s 2020 Elections Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- ^ "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.
- ^ Burkina Faso: Referendum on new constitution set for March 2019 Archived 2019-01-07 at the Wayback Machine APA, 28 August 2018
- ^ "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.