• 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...
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    Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union, African and certain Asian countries. France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues...
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    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...
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    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...
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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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    Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (category Heads of state of Burkina Faso)
    served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President...
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  • of Justice, Human Rights and Civic Promotion, Keeper of the Seals of Burkina Faso is responsible for the following: Justice (organization of the judicial...
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    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...
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  • ambassador of Canada to Burkina Faso is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Burkina Faso. The official title for...
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    intervention against the Nigerien junta. Conversely, the military juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali announced they would send troops in support of the junta were...
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  • List of rulers of Wogodogo (category Burkina Faso history-related lists)
    est le Mogho Naaba, au centre des négociations au Burkina Faso?". SlateAfrique (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-16. Levtzion 1975, pp. 186–187. Ouedraogo...
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    Islamist insurgency in the Sahel (category Wars involving Burkina Faso)
    particular, the intensive conflict in the three countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has been referred to as the Sahel War. The conflict is generally seen...
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  • Mission which he founded in 1987. He was knighted by the National Order of Burkina Faso in 2005 and in 2007 he received a honoris causa doctorate in Divinity...
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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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  • 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...
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    Victory", Mossi: "Burkina Faso fãag-m-meng yɩɩlle";) or "Une Seule Nuit" ("One Single Night"), is the national anthem of Burkina Faso. Former president...
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    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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  • 1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état (category Military coups in Burkina Faso)
    1983, a coup d'état was launched in the Republic of Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso) in an event sometimes referred to as the August revolution (French:...
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  • Dyula language (category Languages of Burkina Faso)
    ߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ߲) is a language of the Mande language family spoken mainly in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali, and also in some other countries, including Ghana...
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  • Treaty of Lagos (category Treaties of Burkina Faso)
    for promoting economic growth and development in West Africa.  Benin  Burkina Faso  Cape Verde (Signed in 1977)  Gambia  Ghana  Guinea-Bissau  Liberia  Mali...
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    ECOWAS (category 1975 establishments in Africa)
    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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    Dicko Fils (category People from Centre Region (Burkina Faso))
    Retrieved 2017-02-11. "Kundé 2016 : Dicko Fils en Or - leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-11. "PALMARÈS...
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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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    civils tués dans deux attaques au nord du Burkina Faso". Ouest-France.fr. "Six civils tués dans trois villages au Burkina Faso". 25 September 2019 – via www...
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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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    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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    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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    in the north of Ivory Coast, the south of Mali and the southwest of Burkina Faso. An isolated language, Nafaanra, is also spoken in the west of Ghana...
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    the Tuareg Berbers in large parts of Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya and Burkina Faso, with a few speakers, the Kinnin, in Chad. Tuareg dialects belong to...
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    children include Sika Bella Kaboré, who has served as the First Lady of Burkina Faso since 2015 as the wife of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Mawupé...
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