2008 in Burkina Faso
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Events in the year 2008 in Burkina Faso.
Incumbents
- President: Blaise Compaoré
- Prime Minister: Tertius Zongo
Events
February
- February 1 – Minister of health announces the country is at major risk for a Meningitis outbreak due to lack of preparation.[1]
- February 22 – Riots break out in Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouhigouya due to increasing prices of basic necessities and unstable economic conditions.[2]
July
- July 16 – President Compaoré meets with American President George W Bush at the White House.[3]
November
- November 15 – More than 60 people are killed near the town of Boromo after a truck collided with an overloaded bus.[4][5][6]
Deaths
References
- ^ "Burkina Faso: 5 million at risk as meningitis death toll climbs - Burkina Faso". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Food riots shut down main towns". The New Humanitarian. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "President Bush Meets with President Compaore of Burkina Faso". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Accident Tragique de la route a Boromo" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Burkina Faso police website, November 19, 2008
- ^ "Dozens die in Burkina Faso crash". 15 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Scores die in Burkina Faso accident". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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