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February 10 – President Kaboré travels to Brussels, Belgium, on the first stop of a European tour. [2]February 13 – Ramesh Rajasingham, acting United Nations assistant secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, tells the Associated Press that Burkina Faso is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis as 3.5 million people need assistance.
September 16 – The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso sign a mutual defence pact named the Alliance of Sahel States in case of internal rebellion or external military aggression. [14] September 28 – 2023 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt: The ruling junta of Burkina Faso arrests four officers suspected of attempting to ...
Races in the 2024 UCI Africa Tour [1] Race Rating Date Winner Team Ref Tour du Faso: 2.2 27 October – 5 November 2023 Paul Daumont (BUR) Burkina Faso (national team) [2] Tour du Rwanda: 2.1 18–25 February 2024 Joseph Blackmore (GBR) Israel–Premier Tech: Tour du Bénin: 2.1 30 April – 5 May 2024 Achraf Ed Doghmy (MAR) Morocco (national team)
Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara.The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means "upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity, while "Faso" comes from the Dyula language (as written in N'Ko: ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ faso ...
5 February 2022 2021 AFCON 3rd: Burkina Faso : 3–3 (3–5 p) ... 3 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q: Burkina Faso : 2–0
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Burkina Faso played in Group B of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Ghana and Ivory Coast in a three-team group due to Togo's withdrawal. Although they drew their first match against Ivory Coast and needed just a draw against Ghana to progress, the Burkinabe lost 1–0 and failed to qualify for the knock-out stage of the tournament. [ 5 ]