6 March – A private aircraft carrying seven passengers crashes into a tree during takeoff from
Diapaga to
Fada N’Gourma, killing five people on board.[4]
7 March –
The
Alliance of Sahel States, comprising
Mali, Burkina Faso and
Niger, announce the creation of a joint force between the three countries to combat jihadist groups in the three countries.[5]
18 April – Three French diplomats are expelled from the country by the Burkinabe government, citing alleged involvement in “subversive activities”.[7]
25 April – The Burkinabe government bans
BBC Radio and
Voice of America from broadcasting in the country for two weeks over its reportage on massacres committed by the army.[8]
25 May – The junta extends its tenure until 2029 and ratifies a new
constitution.[10]
June
5 June –
RussianForeign MinisterSergei Lavrov announces that Russia will dispatch additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help them boost its defense capabilities.[11]
12 June – Two people are injured in a shooting incident inside the premises of the state broadcaster
RTB in
Ouagadougou.[9]
18 June – The Burkinabe government bans
TV5 Monde from broadcasting in the country for six months for allegedly spreading "malicious insinuations" and "disinformation" against it.[13]
July
7 July –
ECOWAS states that it risks disintegrating from military and economic insecurity if
Niger,
Mali, and Burkina Faso continue their exit to form their own
confederation, following sanctions and severed diplomatic ties after each state's military
coup.[14]
12 July – Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announces a ban on
homosexuality in the country.[15]
31 July – Mali announces that it carried out joint airstrikes with Burkina Faso on insurgents in and around
Tinzaouaten. The
CSP-PSD says that a Burkinabe drone strike killed dozens of civilians.[16]
6 March – A private aircraft carrying seven passengers crashes into a tree during takeoff from
Diapaga to
Fada N’Gourma, killing five people on board.[4]
7 March –
The
Alliance of Sahel States, comprising
Mali, Burkina Faso and
Niger, announce the creation of a joint force between the three countries to combat jihadist groups in the three countries.[5]
18 April – Three French diplomats are expelled from the country by the Burkinabe government, citing alleged involvement in “subversive activities”.[7]
25 April – The Burkinabe government bans
BBC Radio and
Voice of America from broadcasting in the country for two weeks over its reportage on massacres committed by the army.[8]
25 May – The junta extends its tenure until 2029 and ratifies a new
constitution.[10]
June
5 June –
RussianForeign MinisterSergei Lavrov announces that Russia will dispatch additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help them boost its defense capabilities.[11]
12 June – Two people are injured in a shooting incident inside the premises of the state broadcaster
RTB in
Ouagadougou.[9]
18 June – The Burkinabe government bans
TV5 Monde from broadcasting in the country for six months for allegedly spreading "malicious insinuations" and "disinformation" against it.[13]
July
7 July –
ECOWAS states that it risks disintegrating from military and economic insecurity if
Niger,
Mali, and Burkina Faso continue their exit to form their own
confederation, following sanctions and severed diplomatic ties after each state's military
coup.[14]
12 July – Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announces a ban on
homosexuality in the country.[15]
31 July – Mali announces that it carried out joint airstrikes with Burkina Faso on insurgents in and around
Tinzaouaten. The
CSP-PSD says that a Burkinabe drone strike killed dozens of civilians.[16]