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Events in the year 2013 in Burkina Faso.

Incumbents

• President: Blaise Compaoré
• Prime Minister: Luc-Adolphe Tiao

Events

May

• May 9 – Burkina Faso foreign minister Djibrill Bassole faints during a press conference with Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

June

• June 2 – Burkina Faso's national soccer team beats Ghana's, making their way to the finals of the African Cup.

July

• July 16 Protestors hold a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Communication to protest government censorship of journalists working for Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina (RTB), a Burkinabé state-run media company.
• July 28 – Thousands of protesters marched through Ouagadougou in opposition of long-time President Blaise Compaore's attempt to his rule through the formation of a new Senate.
• July 30 – The World Bank approves a $50 million IDA credit to the country to help improve access to electricity.

November

• November 24 – An African Rights Court hears a case from family of murdered Burkinabé journalist, Norbert Zongo, accusing the government of refusing to investigate the murder.

December

• December 20 - Country is admitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), putting in place a strategy to combat deforestation.

Deaths

References

1. Fisher, Max (9 May 2013). "Video: Burkina Faso's foreign minister faints in the middle of a press conference". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
2. "Burkina Faso beat Ghana to reach African Nations final". France 24. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
3. "Burkina Faso state media journalists protest censorship". Committee to Protect Journalists. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
4. "Timeline Burkina Faso". www.timelines.ws. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
5. "Burkina Faso: World Bank to Help Bring Electricity to Urban and Rural Areas". World Bank. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
6. "African Rights Court to Hear Case of Murdered Burkinabe Journalist". VOA. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
7. "Burkina Faso admitted into forest carbon partnership facility". African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

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