Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (/ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/, Mossi: Waogdgo Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], Dyula: Wagadugu, French: Ouagadougou French: [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital city...

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...

Joseph Sankara, a gendarme, was of Silmi–Mossi heritage, while his mother, Marguerite Kinda, was of direct Mossi descent. He spent his early years in Gaoua...

areas marked "Peuple Sérère". The Songhai Empire, c. 1500 Bornu Empire territory by 1500 The Mali Empire, the Songhai Empire and Mossi kingdoms, 1530...

choice between the leftist radicals and conservatives. He was the first Mossi head of state since Maurice Yaméogo. According to Ouédraogo, Captain Thomas...

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...

control of their northernmost provinces was slipping, as attested by the Mossi raids on Macina. In 1433–1434, the Empire lost control of Timbuktu to the...

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

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")...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...