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Events in the year 2012 in Burkina Faso.

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January

  • January 16 – The government of Tajikistan creates formal diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso.
  • 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.

March

  • March 7 – The IRC and FIU come to an agreement to expand sustainable water delivery in the country.
  • March 8 – 136 police officers in the capital are fired for a mutiny committed by the perpetrators the previous year.

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.
  • May 26 – Throughout the country, thousands of people protest against the rise in the cost of basic necessities, such as food and petrol.

September

  • September 18 – The Cities Alliance plans for urban upgrading projects for the capital city, Ouagadougou.

November

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.
  • December 20 – The British government sets to send aid to ease hunger crisis of countries in the Sahel region.

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2012 Further information: Category:2012 deaths

References

  1. "Tajikistan establishes diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso, Jordan | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus". www.asiaplustj.info. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. "Burkina Faso jails Nigerian woman over vulture voodoo". Vanguard News. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. "Burkina Faso the next focus country for creating water services that last :: IRC". www.ircwash.org. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "Burkina Faso fires 136 cops after mutiny". News24. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. "Deadly violence on Mali-Burkina Faso border". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. "Burkina Faso-Mali clashes leave 25 dead". BBC News. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. "Timeline Burkina Faso". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. "Urban Upgrading in the Spontaneous Zones Of Ouagadougou (SDI)". Cities Alliance. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  9. "Nearly 400 victims of child trafficking rescued across Burkina Faso in INTERPOL-led operation". www.interpol.int. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. "Burkina Faso: Harsh Prison Sentences for Journalists Undermine Freedom of Expression". www.civicus.org. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  11. "West Africa: Food aid for half a million people in the Sahel". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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