2016_in_Burkina_Faso Knowpia

Decades:	1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ;
See also:	Other events of 2016; Timeline of Burkinabé history;

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Burkina Faso.

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15 January – Burkina Faso security forces stormed the Hotel Splendid which had been under attack by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militants, amongst other places.^[1]^[2]

^ "Minister: 30 hostages freed from Burkina Faso hotel siege". AP NEWS. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "Burkina Faso attack: Troops battle to end deadly hotel siege". BBC News. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2021.