January 16 – The government of Tajikistan creates formal diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso.[1]
January 20 – 3 People are imprisoned for killing vultures, a protected species, in order to gather materials for voodoo rites, with the courts looking to set an example of the consequences of vulture killings.[2]
March
March 7 – The IRC and FIU come to an agreement to expand sustainable water delivery in the country.[3]
March 8 – 136 police officers in the capital are fired for a mutiny committed by the perpetrators the previous year.[4]
May
May 25 – 25 people in total are killed along the Burkina Faso-Mali border as the Fulani nomads and Malian Dogon farmers fight over use of land.[5][6]
May 26 – Throughout the country, thousands of people protest against the rise in the cost of basic necessities, such as food and petrol.[7]
September
September 18 – The Cities Alliance plans for urban upgrading projects for the capital city, Ouagadougou.[8]
November
November 22 – 400 child trafficking victims, involved in a plot to source child labor, are rescued by Interpol.[9]
December
December 5 – 2 prominent journalists are sentenced to prison by the Burkinabé government for reporting on a claim of obstruction of justice by the state prosecutor.[10]
December 20 – The British government sets to send aid to ease hunger crisis of countries in the Sahel region.[11]
