Ouagadougou

[ wah-guh-doo-goo ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Burkina Faso, in the central part.

Ouagadougou

/ ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː /

noun

1. the capital of Burkina Faso, on the central plateau: terminus of the railway from Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). Pop: 870 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The group says it is guarding the Russian ambassador in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital.

From BBC

The move was announced on Saturday, after a national consultation meeting in the West African country's capital city, Ouagadougou.

From BBC

There was no immediate response from the authorities in the West African country's capital, Ouagadougou.

From BBC

Dr Louré said he was with patients in the operating theatre at the hospital where he worked in the capital, Ouagadougou, when armed soldiers suddenly burst through the door.

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Envisaged to be made up of 50,000 recruits, it was set up by Captain Ibrahim Traore's junta to bolster the army's efforts to regain territory from jihadists who, according to the US Department of Defense's Africa Center for Strategic Studies, have "moved to encircle Ouagadougou leaving a trail of unprecedented violence in their wake".

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