2013 in Burkina Faso

Incumbents

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

Events

May

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

June

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

July

• 16 July Protestors hold a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Communication to protest government censorship of journalists working for Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina, a Burkinabé state-run media company.
• 28 July – 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.
• 30 July – The World Bank approves a $50 million IDA credit to the country to help improve access to electricity.

November

• 24 November – 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

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