2012 in Burkina Faso

none December 2019 2012 Events in the year 2012 in Burkina Faso. Incumbents President: Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister: Luc-Adolphe Tiao Events January 16 January – The government of Tajikistan creates formal diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso.Tajikistan establishes diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso, Jordan Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus https://asiaplus.news/en/2012/01/16/tajikistan-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-burkina-faso-jordan/ 2021-12-23 Asia-Plus 20 – 3 January 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.2012-01-20 Burkina Faso jails Nigerian woman over vulture voodoo https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/burkina-faso-jails-nigerian-woman-over-vulture-voodoo/ Lagos, Nigeria 2021-12-23 Vanguard en-US March 7 March – The IRC and FIU come to an agreement to expand sustainable water delivery in the country.Burkina Faso the next focus country for creating water services that last :: IRC https://www.ircwash.org/news/burkina-faso-next-focus-country-creating-water-services-last-0 2021-12-23 www.ircwash.org 8 March – 136 police officers in the capital are fired for a mutiny committed by the perpetrators the previous year.Burkina Faso fires 136 cops after mutiny https://www.news24.com/news24/burkina-faso-fires-136-cops-after-mutiny-20120308 2021-12-23 News24 en-US May 25 – 25 May people in total are killed along the Burkina Faso-Mali border as the Fulani nomads and Malian Dogon farmers fight over use of land.Deadly violence on Mali-Burkina Faso border https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/5/25/deadly-violence-on-mali-burkina-faso-border 2025-06-01 www.aljazeera.com 25 May 2012 en2012-05-24 Burkina Faso-Mali clashes leave 25 dead en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18200760 2021-12-23 26 May – Throughout the country, thousands of people protest against the rise in the cost of basic necessities, such as food and petrol.Timeline Burkina Faso https://www.timelines.ws/countries/BURKINAFASO.HTML 2020-07-07 www.timelines.ws 8 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200708070532/https://www.timelines.ws/countries/BURKINAFASO.HTML dead September 18 September – The Cities Alliance plans for urban upgrading projects for the capital city, Ouagadougou.Urban Upgrading in the Spontaneous Zones Of Ouagadougou (SDI) https://www.citiesalliance.org/newsroom/news/urban-news/urban-upgrading-spontaneous-zones-ouagadougou-sdi 2021-12-23 Cities Alliance en November 22 November – 400 child trafficking victims, involved in a plot to source child labor, are rescued by Interpol.Nearly 400 victims of child trafficking rescued across Burkina Faso in INTERPOL-led operation https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2012/Nearly-400-victims-of-child-trafficking-rescued-across-Burkina-Faso-in-INTERPOL-led-operation 2021-12-23 www.interpol.int en December 5 – 2 December prominent journalists are sentenced to prison by the Burkinabé government for reporting on a claim of obstruction of justice by the state prosecutor.Burkina Faso: Harsh Prison Sentences for Journalists Undermine Freedom of Expression https://www.civicus.org/index.php/media-resources/media-releases/2473-burkina-faso-harsh-prison-sentences-for-journalists-undermine-freedom-of-expression 2021-12-23 www.civicus.org en-gb 20 December – The British government sets to send aid to ease hunger crisis of countries in the Sahel region.West Africa: Food aid for half a million people in the Sahel https://www.gov.uk/government/news/west-africa-food-aid-for-half-a-million-people-in-the-sahel 2021-12-23 GOV.UK en Deaths Deaths in 2012 Category:2012 deaths References 2012 Category:2010s in Burkina Faso Category:Years of the 21st century in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso