Burkina Faso

[ ber-kee-nuh fah-soh ]

noun

1. a republic in western Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 106,111 sq. mi. (274,827 sq. km). : Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso

/ bɜːˈkiːnəˈfæsəʊ /

noun

1. an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th–19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop: 17 812 961 (2013 est). Area: 273 200 sq km (105 900 sq miles) Former name (until 1984)Upper Volta

Burkina Faso

1. Republic in west Africa , formerly called Upper Volta, bordered by Niger to the north and east, Benin on the southeast, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast on the south, and Mali on the west and north. Its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960.

Example Sentences

"We beat them," one of the men in the video shouts in Burkina Faso's Dioula language.

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In recent years, there have been several coups in the region, in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.

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The military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have forced Paris to withdraw the thousands of troops it had deployed to help fight jihadist groups.

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Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso last year formed the Alliance of Sahel States - it was originally to boost military co-operation, but has since broadened.

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HRW said that Burkina Faso's army and civilian groups affiliated to it have also committed atrocities during operations against the insurgents.

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