2023 in Burkina Faso
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Incumbents
Events
January–March
- 3 January – Twenty-eight civilians are found dead in the town of Nouna, in northwest Burkina Faso. Burkinabe human rights groups allege that the killings were perpetrated by pro-government militia VDP on December 15, 18, and 22.[1][2]
- 11 January – Nine Ahmadi Muslims are killed by Wahhabi Islamist terrorists in local Ahmadi mosque in Mahdi Abad, a village near the town of Dori.[3]
- 20 January – The Burkina Faso Armed Forces rescue 62 women and four babies kidnapped by jihadists in Arbinda, Sahel Region, on January 15.[4]
- 21 January – Burkina Faso demands that French forces withdraw from its territory after suspending a 2018 military accord that allowed the presence of French troops in the country. The ruling military junta has given France one month to complete the withdrawal.[5]
- 25 January – France agrees to withdraw its 400 special forces from Burkina Faso, following the Saturday mandate from the ruling military junta that they withdraw within a month.[6]
- 10 February – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) suspends its operations in north-west Burkina Faso following the killings of two of its Burkinabe aid workers near Dédougou.[7]
- 22 March – Ten volunteers and four Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldiers are killed during an ambush in Centre-Nord Region. Twenty attackers are killed.[8]
- 27 March – Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts after the news agency aired an interview with the leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb earlier this month. The Burkinabé government accused France 24 of being a "mouthpiece for terrorists" and "hate speech", which the agency denies as "unfounded".
- 29 March – Burkina Faso formally resumes diplomatic relations with North Korea after suspending them in 2017 over the country's nuclear weapons program.[9]
April
- 6 April – Kourakou and Tondobi attacks: At least 44 people are killed by jihadists in two villages in Séno Province, Sahel Region.[10]
- 2023 Burkina Faso attacks
References
- "Bodies of 28 men found shot dead in Burkina Faso - prosecutors". Reuters. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- "28 Civilians Executed in Burkina Faso, Rights Group Blames Government Militia". Atlas News. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- "Windsor Ahmadi Muslims hold prayers in solidarity with victims of Burkina Faso attack". CBC.ca. 21 January 2023.
- "Army Frees Abducted Women, Babies in Burkina Faso". VOA. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- "Burkina Faso military government demands departure of French troops". Reuters. 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- "Burkina Faso unrest: France agrees to pull its troops out". BBC News. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- AfricaNews (9 Feb 2022). "MSF suspends operations in northwest Burkina Faso after gunmen kill two staff". Africanews. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- "At least 14 members of Burkina Faso security forces killed in terror attack". France 24. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- "Burkina Faso to resume diplomatic relations with North Korea". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- "Forty-four dead in two attacks in Burkina Faso". Reuters. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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