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    The 2014 Burkina Faso uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began...
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    Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the...
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    The Politics of Burkina Faso takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is the head of government...
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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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    General elections were held in Burkina Faso on 29 November 2015. The elections were the first national elections in the country since the 2014 Burkinabé...
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    Congress for Democracy and Progress (category 1996 establishments in Burkina Faso)
    Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, CDP) was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014. The party was...
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    Human rights in Burkina Faso are addressed in its constitution, which was ratified in 1991. The 2009 Human Rights Report by the United States Department...
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    Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo (category Ambassadors of Burkina Faso to the United Kingdom)
    in Boussouma) is a Burkinabè statesman. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 1996 to 2000 and Chairman of the Commission of the Economic Community...
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    African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (category Articles needing additional references from December 2020)
    Banjul Charter adopted in 1998 in Burkina Faso by the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the AU. The protocol came into force on 25...
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  • 21 October 2016. "Burkina Faso foiled coup attempt in early October, minister says". Reuters. 21 October 2016. "Au Burkina Faso, le pouvoir affirme...
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    2020. "Burkina Faso sets presidential election for Nov 22". The Punch. 5 February 2020. "Decree sets Dec 5 general elections". Arab Times. 2020-10-19....
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    minister says". Reuters. 21 October 2016. "Au Burkina Faso, le pouvoir affirme avoir déjoué une tentative de coup d'Etat". Le Monde. 21 October 2016. "Jail...
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    Niger (category Articles needing additional references from August 2020)
    to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. It...
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    African Union (redirect from The AU)
    from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021. "AU suspends Burkina Faso after coup as envoys head for talks". www.aljazeera.com. Archived...
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    Member states of the African Union (category Use dmy dates from January 2020)
    the situation in Burkina Faso". Peace and Security Council. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016. "AU suspends Burkina Faso after coup as envoys...
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    Portuguese Africans (category CS1 Swiss High German-language sources (de-ch))
    au 21 juillet 2023 - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2023. Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (9 December 2009). "Burkina Faso...
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    2023 Gabonese coup d'état (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    2023. "Au Gabon, des militaires proclament l'annulation des élections après l'annonce de la victoire d'Ali Bongo". Le Monde. 30 August 2023. Archived...
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    Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (category Lycée Janson-de-Sailly alumni)
    November 1992 Konaré appointed Keïta as Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Burkina Faso and Niger. In November 1993, Keïta was appointed to the Malian government...
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    Benin (category Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
    West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population...
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    Quebec (redirect from Province de Québec)
    29, 2011. "Accord de Charlottetown". L'Encyclopédie Canadienne. May 7, 2020. Directeur général des élections du Québec. "Référendum de 1995". Information...
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  • 28 January 2022. "AU suspends Burkina Faso after coup as envoys head for talks". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 January 2022. "Burkina Faso restores constitution...
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    Mali (category Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
    to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, and to the west by Guinea and Senegal. The population...
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  • Department, Senegal. January 10 – Fête du Vodoun, Benin January 13 Leaders of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger join French President Emmanuel Macron...
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    2020. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020. "'Killing field' had 180 bodies in Burkina Faso". BBC News. July 8, 2020...
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    Togo (category Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
    West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends...
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    Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, that the election would be held by the end of June 2008; the electoral commission was to propose the specific date of the election. Gbagbo...
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  • (born 10 April 1982) is a comedian and actress from Burkina Faso. She is the recipient of the 2020 ECOWAS prize for best young comedian. In 2022 she co-presented...
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  • History of Mali (category Articles needing additional references from September 2020)
    are Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, and parts of Niger and Burkina Faso. But Mali itself is the centre of the empire. The Mali Empire began to...
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    expressing their desire to keep Camara out of the country. He was exiled in Burkina Faso, where he converted from Islam to Catholicism, changing his name from...
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    des Ambassadeurs de Finlande, de Turquie et du Burkina Faso". "Turkménistan". Government of Monaco (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2020. "Diplomatie -...
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