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2020 In Burkina Faso
Incumbents *President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré *Prime minister: Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré Events *February 16 - Pansi church shooting *October 4 - A night attack on a convoy of 46 people, who were returning to their homes from the town of Pissila, hoping for improved security, leading to the death of 25 people, all men. *November 22 - 2020 Burkinabé general election President Roch Marc Christian Kabore reelected. *December 28 – President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is sworn in for a second term. Predicted and Scheduled Events * 2020 Burkinabé constitutional referendum APA, 28 August 2018 Deaths *March 18 -[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Burkina Faso
This is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso since the Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting four Transitional Heads of State/Presidents and one Acting President in rebellion). The current head of state of Burkina Faso is Interim President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, who took power during a coup d'état on 30 September 2022. Titles * 1960–1980: President of the Republic * 1980–1982: President of Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress * 1982: Chairman of Provisional Committee of Popular Salvation * 1982–1983: Head of State * 1983–1987: Chairman of National Revolutionary Council and Head of State * 1987–1991: President of Popular Front and Head of State * 1991–2014: President of the Republic * 2015: Chairman of National Council for Democracy * 2015–present: President of the Republic * 2022: President of the Patrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (; born 25 April 1957) is a Burkinabé banker and politician who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2002 to 2012. Kaboré was also president of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) until his departure from the party in 2014. He founded the People's Movement for Progress party that same year. Kaboré was elected president in the November 2015 general election, winning a majority in the first round of voting. Upon taking office, he became the first non-interim president in 49 years without any past ties to the military. Kaboré worked as a banker prior to his political career. On 24 January 2022, during a coup d'état, Kaboré was deposed and detained by the military. After the announcement, the military declared that the parliament, government and constitution had been dissol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Burkina Faso
This is a list of prime ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day. A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting two Interim Prime Ministers). The current interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla, since 21 October 2022. Key ;Political parties * * * ;Other factions * * ;Status * List of officeholders Timeline See also * Politics of Burkina Faso * List of heads of state of Burkina Faso * List of colonial governors of French Upper Volta References External links World Statesmen – Burkina Faso {{Prime Minister Burkina Faso Prime ministers Prime ministers A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (born 27 August 1948) is a Burkinabé politician who served as the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 24 January 2019 to 9 December 2021. He was appointed to the position of Prime Minister by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré following the resignation of Paul Kaba Thieba and his cabinet. Dabiré had previously represented Burkina Faso at the West African Economic and Monetary Union, and went on to serve as a minister under former president Blaise Compaoré from 1994 to 1996, with Kaboré holding the title of Prime Minister. Career Dabiré served under Thomas Sankara as the director of studies and projects at the Ministry of Economy and Planning from 1984 to 1988, when he became the director general of cooperation at the Ministry of Economy and Planning. He held this position until 1992. In 1992, Dabiré managed Department of Health, until 1997 when he was responsible for Burkina Faso's Department of Secondary, Higher Education and Scientific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pansi Church Shooting
On 16 February 2020 a large group of gunmen attacked a Protestant service being hosted in the village of Pansi, Burkina Faso. Pansi, a rural village in Yagha Province in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso, was targeted by terrorists who wanted to loot supplies and dissuade the local population from attending or supporting church services. Attack During church services, a group of 20 armed gunmen launched an attack at a Protestant church in the town of Pansi in Yagha Province, after distinguishing the residents from the non-residents. Despite a church being the primary target, both Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ... and Muslims were targeted by terrorists. The gunmen took hostages, and forced three of the hostages to transport looted rice and oil from the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pissila
Pissila is a town, with a population of 23,420 (2019 census), in the province of Sanmatenga in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the .... References Populated places in the Centre-Nord Region Sanmatenga Province {{Sanmatenga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Marie Compaoré
Rose Marie Compaoré (13 November 1958 – 18 March 2020) was a Burkinabé politician and member of the Union for Progress and Reform (UPC) political party. Biography Compaoré, who represented Zoundwéogo Province in the National Assembly, served as Second Vice President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 30 December 2015 until her death from COVID-19 on 18 March 2020. Compaoré was the first recorded patient to die from novel coronavirus in both Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2020 pandemic. Compaoré died from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) on 18 March 2020 at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Tengandogo in Ouagadougou at the age of 62. Her death was soon confirmed by the Union for Progress and Reform party leadership. She had suffered from other pre-existing conditions, including diabetes. Compaoré's death was the first recorded COVID-19 fatality in Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national news c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boko Haram
Boko Haram, officially known as ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād'' ( ar, جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit=Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad), is an Islamic terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, which is also active in Chad, Niger, and northern Cameroon. In 2016, the group split, resulting in the emergence of a hostile faction known as the Islamic State's West Africa Province. Founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002, the group was led by Abubakar Shekau from 2009 until his death in 2021, although it splintered into other groups after Yusuf's death and also in 2015. When the group was first formed, their main goal was to "purify" Islam in northern Nigeria, believing jihad should be delayed until the group was strong enough to overthrow the Nigerian government. The group formerly aligned itself with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The group has been known for its brutality, and since the insurge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Burkina Faso
Incumbents *President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré *Prime minister: Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré Events *February 16 - Pansi church shooting *October 4 - A night attack on a convoy of 46 people, who were returning to their homes from the town of Pissila, hoping for improved security, leading to the death of 25 people, all men. *November 22 - 2020 Burkinabé general election President Roch Marc Christian Kabore reelected. *December 28 – President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is sworn in for a second term. Predicted and Scheduled Events * 2020 Burkinabé constitutional referendum APA, 28 August 2018 Deaths *March 18 -[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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