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    The economy of Burkina Faso is based primarily on subsistence farming and livestock raising. Burkina Faso has an average income purchasing-power-parity...
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    Education in Burkina Faso is structured in much the same way as in the rest of the world: primary, secondary, and higher education. As of 2008, despite...
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    12°20′N 1°50′W / 12.333°N 1.833°W / 12.333; -1.833 Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi)...
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    WAH-gə-DOO-goo, Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], French: [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre...
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    following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa. It is surrounded...
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  • Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. After being appointed...
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    The history of Burkina Faso includes the history of various kingdoms within the country, such as the Mossi kingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation...
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    executive office is located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. List of countries that are a member: Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Chad Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau...
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  • Caritas Burkina Faso, locally known as Organisation catholique pour le développement et la solidarité ("Catholic Organisation for Development and Solidarity"...
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    Centre-Ouest ([sɑ̃tʁ.wɛst], "West Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Ouest was 1,659,339 in 2019. The...
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    Sahel ([sa.ɛl], "Sahel") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces...
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  • Aboubacar Nacanabo (category Government ministers of Burkina Faso)
    Finance and Foresight in Burkina Faso, having been appointed to the position in 2022 by the current interim president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré. His...
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    in Burkina Faso with a population of 1,129,000 (as of 2023[update]); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital...
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  • The Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso (French: Sites de métallurgie ancienne du fer du Burkina Faso) are a collection of ancient metallurgy...
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    Koudougou is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province. It is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. With a population...
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    Centre [sɑ̃tʁ] is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre Province was 1,727,390 at the 2006 census and increased by...
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    Salif Diallo (category Agriculture ministers of Burkina Faso)
    Water from 1995 to 1999, and Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2008. He was appointed as Burkina Faso's Ambassador to Austria later in 2008. He also...
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  • Nazi Boni University (category Universities and colleges in Burkina Faso)
    d'études - leFaso.net". Government of France, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO, (French)...
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    Boucle du Mouhoun ([bukl dy mu.un], "Bend of the Black Volta") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001 and had a population...
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    Harouna Kaboré (category Trade ministers of Burkina Faso)
    consultant He was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts of Burkina faso from January 2018 to December 2021. Dr Harouna Kaboré was born on July...
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    during their seventh ordinary session held in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on 1–2 June 2005. The African Union endorsed it in 2007 as the Great...
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    countries at times of political instability and unrest. In 2024, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali announced their withdrawal from the bloc. The countries had...
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    1–2 June 2005 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), the heads of state decided to create a "high authority for water, agriculture and seeds" in order to allow...
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    Apsel 2013 (mit Mamadou Lamine Sanogo): La ville de Bobo-Dioulasso au Burkina Faso. Urbanité et appartenances en Afrique de l'ouest. Paris: Karthala 2008...
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    University of Ouagadougou (category Universities and colleges in Burkina Faso)
    French: Université de Ouagadougou) is a university located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Founded in 1974, it was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga...
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    Burkinabe nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Burkina Faso, as amended; the Persons and Family Code (French: Code des personnes et de la...
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    seront ouvertes du 26 Mai au 21 juillet 2023 - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2023. "Burkina Faso estagia em Portugal antes...
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    prices from fifty seven regional and local public agricultural markets across Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Niger, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and...
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  • use of gene drive to eliminate malaria, and he leads Target Malaria Burkina Faso. He delivered the first genetically modified mosquitoes in Africa, marking...
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    Burkina Faso, Sikasso acts as a crossroads between the coastal countries (Togo, Bénin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire) and the landlocked Mali and Burkina Faso...
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