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3 days ago · Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km 2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 20,321,378.
- Regions of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each...
- Mossi
A Mooré speaker speaking Mooré and Dioula, recorded in...
- Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ...
- Regions of Burkina Faso
4 days ago · Supporters of Burkina Faso's military government leader, Ibrahim Traore, hold the national flags of Burkina Faso and Russia during a demonstration in Ouagadougou on October 6, 2022.
3 days ago · Its capital is Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso is a former French colony; the official language is French. With a population of nearly 17 million, it is one of the world’s least-developed countries, and its infrastructure for tourism is limited. Crime Crime in Burkina Faso poses some measure of risk for visitors.
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1 day ago · Child marriage is a significant concern in Burkina Faso, with approximately 52% of women in 2018 between the ages of 20 and 24 married before the age of 18. It is believed that investing in a young girl’s education is futile as she will marry into a family very soon. The fear of physical and sexual abuse in schools also influences a girl’s ...
5 days ago · Half a million people under blockade in Burkina Faso find themselves in a blind spot of the humanitarian response due to lack of funding and severe operational constraints, warn international organisations ahead of the European Humanitarian Forum. In 20 locations cut off from the rest of the country and home to half a million people, less than ...
3 days ago · Decolonization is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. The meanings and applications of the term are disputed. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on independence movements in the colonies and the collapse of global colonial ...
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4 days ago · Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, three former French colonies, have experienced military coups in recent years. They’re now all ruled by military regimes. They also formed a new defence alliance,...