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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
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
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by erstwhile President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are
Burkina Faso leader vows AES alliance crackdown on armed groups in Sahel Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after
Burkina Faso: Conflict and Military Rule Burkina Faso has been under military rule since 2022, part of a wave of coups in the Sahel and West Africa. The military''s seizure of power put an
Geographical and historical treatment of Burkina Faso (originally Upper Volta), a landlocked country in western Africa, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and
Burkina Faso is a landlocked African country surrounded by Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana in the south, Cote d''Ivoire to the southwest, and Mali
Burkina Faso in numbers: demographics, economy, energy, climate, currency, religions, languages, time zone and more data and comparisons with other countries.
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