2010 in Burkina Faso

Events in the year 2010 in Burkina Faso.

Incumbents

 * President: Blaise Compaoré
 * Prime Minister: Tertius Zongo

February

 * 12 February – President Compaoré announces a plan to lift financial barriers to family planning to lower the maternal mortality rate within the country.

March

 * 31 March – UNITAR establishes a headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou.

June

 * 25 June – The FAO and EU begin providing high quality seeds to Burkinabé farmers to combat food insecurity to at-risk regions.

July

 * July-October – In floods throughout central and west Africa, 377 people die, including 16 in Burkina Faso.

November

 * 2 November – Burkina Faso, along with 7 other West African countries, sets plan to regulate cosmetics as part of an agreement between WAEMU member states.
 * 5 November – Interpol rescues over 100 people in the country and arrests 11 individuals connected to a child trafficking operation.