is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso since the Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven...

On 26 September 2023, dissidents of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces attempted to overthrow the ruling military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, which came to...

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...

Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union, African and certain Asian countries. France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues...

que gagnent les hautes personnalités - leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso". lefaso.net. "Burkina Faso transitional president names jurist as interim...

WAH-gə-DOO-goo, Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], French: [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre...

A coup d'état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou...

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...

A coup d'état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba over his alleged inability to deal...

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...

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...

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...

Yatenga is one of the provinces of Burkina Faso, located in the Nord Region of the country. In modern Yatenga, the most prominent city is Ouahigouya (also...

Football is the most popular sport in Burkina Faso. And the national association can look back on recent developments with a great deal of pride. Reaching...

The 2015 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was a failed coup d'état launched on 16 September 2015 in Burkina Faso, when members of the Regiment of Presidential...

The Burkina Faso–Mali border is 1,325 km (823 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Ivory Coast in the west to the tripoint with Niger in the east...

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...

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...

Descarries, Francine (2010). "Les femmes dans le pouvoir exécutif au Burkina Faso (1957-2009)" (in French). Erudit: Recherches féministes, vol 23, no...

Thieba (born 28 July 1960) is a Burkinabé economist and politician who was appointed and served as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 6 January 2016 to...

of Burkina Faso. Born in the Dabou, Ivory Coast, after becoming the First Lady in 1987 she spent much of her time on charity work in Burkina Faso. Her...

The Burkina Faso–Togo border is 131 km (81 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Ghana in the west to the tripoint with Benin in the east. The border...

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...

Ahmadiyya is an Islamic branch in Burkina Faso under the leadership of the caliph in London. Although the Community was established and officially recognized...

Ci, a county in Hebei, China Da, a town in Burkina Faso Đà, a river in Vietnam Di, a town in Burkina Faso Do, several villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

nearby countries, such as in Guinea, Mali, and Sudan in 2021, and two in Burkina Faso in January and September 2022, which has led to the region being called...

The Burkina Faso–Niger border is 622 km (386 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Mali in the north to the tripoint with Benin in the south. The...

as the Mossi Empire, were a group of powerful kingdoms in modern-day Burkina Faso which dominated the region of the upper Volta river for hundreds of years...

The Burkina Faso–Ghana border is 602 km (374 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Ivory Coast in the west to the tripoint with Togo in the east...

statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 13 February 1971 to 8 February 1974. He was subsequently President...