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2010
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Burkina Faso

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Events in the year 2010 in Burkina Faso.

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Events

February

  • 12 February – President Compaoré announces a plan to lift financial barriers to family planning to lower the maternal mortality rate within the country.

March

  • 31 March – UNITAR establishes a headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou.

June

  • 25 June – The FAO and EU begin providing high quality seeds to Burkinabé farmers to combat food insecurity to at-risk regions.

July

  • July-October – In floods throughout central and west Africa, 377 people die, including 16 in Burkina Faso.

November

  • 2 November – Burkina Faso, along with 7 other West African countries, sets plan to regulate cosmetics as part of an agreement between WAEMU member states.
  • 5 November – Interpol rescues over 100 people in the country and arrests 11 individuals connected to a child trafficking operation.

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2010 Further information: Category:2010 deaths

References

  1. "President of Burkina Faso commits to lifting financial barriers to maternal health in a meeting with Amnesty International". Amnesty International. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. "Inauguration of the new Headquarters of CIFAL Ouagadougou". UNITAR. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. "FAO - News Article: Seeds for 100 000 farmers in Burkina Faso". www.fao.org. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "Timeline Burkina Faso". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. "West Africa: WAEMU to regulate cosmetics approval". Premium Beauty News. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. "Burkina Faso police rescue more than 100 child trafficking victims during INTERPOL-supported operation". www.interpol.int. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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