2005 in Burkina Faso From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2005 Timeline of Burkinabé history ← 2004 2003 2002 2005 in Burkina Faso → 2006 2007 2008 Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2005 Timeline of Burkinabé history Events from the year 2005 in Burkina Faso. President: Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister: Paramanga Ernest Yonli Events May 6 May – Burkinabe presidential election, 2005 July 30 July – First microfinance agency is launched within the country[1] August 14 August – 5 senior officials arrested for stealing foreign aid meant to combat hunger in rural areas[2] Deaths Main article: Deaths in 2005 Further information: Category:2005 deaths References ↑ "Launch of Microfinance Agency in Burkina Faso | Aga Khan Development Network". www.akdn.org. Retrieved 23 December 2021. ↑ "Burkina Faso officials arrested for stealing aid - Burkina Faso". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 23 December 2021. vte Years in Burkina Faso (1960–present) Pre-1960s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2005 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara This Burkina Faso-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles