Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (/ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/ WAH-gə-DOO-goo, Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], French: [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital of Burkina Faso, and the administrative...

largest city is Ouagadougou. The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established...

Sankara, a gendarme, was of mixed Mossi–Fulani (Silmi–Moaga) heritage, while his mother, Marguerite Kinda, was of direct Mossi descent. He spent his early years...

Ditanyè"), also known as "L'Hymne de la victoire" ("The Anthem of Victory", Mossi: "Burkina Faso fãag-m-meng yɩɩlle";) or "Une Seule Nuit" ("One Single Night")...

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo was born on 30 June 1942 in Kaya, French West Africa, to a Mossi family. He started his education at the École Primaire Catholique de Bam...

Yaaparigu, Bilanbedo (1887–1919) Mossi Kingdom of Bilayanga (complete list) – Yempaabu, ruler (1890s–?) Yembuado, ruler (?) Mossi Kingdom of Bongandini (complete...

a sacred grove of trees, the Poni Museum (Musée des Civilisations des Peuples du Sud-Ouest or Musée du Poni) and caves. There is also a mosque on elevated...

(?) Mossi Kingdom of Bilanga (complete list) – Buricimba dynasty Tontuoriba, Bilanbedo (?) Lisongi, Bilanbedo (?) Baahamma, Bilanbedo (?) Mossi Kingdom...

rule. Upon his return, he embarked on a series of campaigns against the Mossi, the Sultanate of Agadez, and the Kanem-Borno empire. In 1501 he defeated...

Keita, was crowned Mansa Maghan Keita III in 1390. During his reign, the Mossi emperor Bonga of Yatenga raided into Mali and plundered Macina. Emperor...

Ouédraogo had been brought to power in a 1982 coup with the Conseil de Salut du Peuple (CSP), a body composed of military officials of different ideological backgrounds...

Zarma constituting a minority. It was primarily composed of Hausa, Fulani, Mossi, and notably the Gurunsi people, who played a crucial role as allies and...

Wule Wattara, ruler (1749–1809) Mossi Kingdom of Liptako (complete list) – Brahima bi Saydu, Ja-oro (1758–1810) Mossi Kingdom of Nungu (complete list)...

sirigi ("Mother of Masks") of the Dogon, and the karanga masks of the Mossi former kingdom of Yatenga, in northern Burkina Faso." Studies in Kasem Phonetics...

1625–1645) Hogbonu (complete list) – Té-Agbanlin, Ahosu (1688–1729) Burkina Faso Mossi Kingdom of Nungu (complete list) – Kampadiboaghi, Nunbado (1571–1615) Kampadi...

(1504–1547) Orhogbua, Oba (1547–1580) Ehengbuda, Oba (1580–1602) Burkina Faso Mossi Kingdom of Nungu (complete list) – Gima, Nunbado (1470–1520) Gori, Nunbado...

Nandouta, and Saboba in Ghana. Main ethnicities include the Konkomba, Bassar, Mossi, Lamba, Tchokossi and Haoussa. The region is a particular centre for the...

and received her early education in Koudougou. She was brought up in the Mossi tradition. Her father, Henri Guissou, was an MP in the French Parliament...

in the commune including Fula, Bozo, Bambara, Dogon, Songhai, Bobos and Mossis. The most spoken language is Fula followed by Bozo. Mopti has a hot semi-arid...

Binger, Louis Gustave. Du Niger au golfe de Guinée par le pays de Kong et le Mossi (1887-1889). Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1992. Bonnamour, Jacques. "La restructuration...

commentary by Matthäus Dresser), Heinrich Meibom, Justus Lipsius, Di Antonio Mossi and Michele Zappulo. The history of Étienne Pasquier was first to assign...