April 15 – Curfew is temporarily set in the capital after mutineers burn down government buildings, with associating riots resulting in the injuries of 45 people.[1][2][3][4][5] Resulting governmental changes include the prime minister and foreign affairs minister being replaced.[6]
May
May 23 – In support for better working conditions for teachers, thousands of students march through the streets of the capital.[7]
September
September 14 – The governments of Burkina Faso and Niger announce they will not allow recently ousted
Muammar Qaddafi into the country for haven.[8]
December
December 15 -
Victoria's Secret incurs a scandal in which they are revealed to have been sourcing their cotton from child labor farms in Burkina Faso, protested by many human rights groups.[9][10][11][12]