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    An ongoing war and civil conflict between the Government of Burkina Faso and Islamist rebels began in August 2015 and has led to the displacement of over...
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    Centre-Nord ([sɑ̃tʁ.nɔʁ], "North Central") is one of thirteen administrative regions of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in Africa. The population of...
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    the fifth largest city in Burkina Faso, lying northeast of Ouagadougou, to which it is connected by railway. It is a centre for weaving and tanning. Kaya...
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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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  • regions of Centre-Ouest and Centre-Nord in Burkina Faso. It is at 12°43'00.0"N 2°03'00.0"W and has an unknown population (2024). "Kaba, Burkina Faso - Facts...
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    towns in Burkina Faso. 1200 Logement Abanga Abassi Abaye Aribinda Ayaraba Babakou Babanloua Bagré Bagzan Balkuy Bangma Banga, Burkina Faso Banfora Bangaba...
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    Sanmatenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region. Its capital is Kaya. Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments:...
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    Burkina Faso is divided into thirteen regions, forty-five provinces, and 351 departments. Since 2012, every department includes now a single commune (municipality)...
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    Terrorism in Burkina Faso refers to non-state actor violence in Burkina Faso carried out with the intent of causing fear and spreading extremist ideology...
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  • Volta to Burkina Faso ('Land of Incorruptible People'), with its people being called Burkinabé ('upright people'). His foreign policies were centred on anti-imperialism...
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  • Kabarale (category Villages in Burkina Faso)
    of Centre-Nord in Burkina Faso. It is at 13°19'27.4"N 0°18'41.4"E and has an unknown population (2024). "Kabaralé populated place, Nord, Burkina Faso"....
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  • soldiers are killed during an ambush in Centre-Nord Region. Twenty attackers are killed. 27 March – Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts after the...
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  • Gouerba (category Villages in Burkina Faso)
    the region of Centre-Nord in Burkina Faso. It is at 12°47'42.5"N 1°02'29.8"W and has an unknown population (2024). "Gouerba, Burkina Faso - Facts and information...
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  • Caritas Burkina Faso Cascades Region Celestair Central Bank of West African States Centre Region Centre-Est Region Centre-Nord Region Centre-Ouest Region...
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    Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2019 it has a population of...
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    Namentenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region. Its capital is Boulsa. Namentenga is divided into 8 departments:...
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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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    Yako is a town in northern Burkina Faso, the capital of Passoré Province. It lies 109 kilometres (68 mi) north-west of Ouagadougou. Yako is known for its...
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  • isolated parts of Burkina Faso. The UN Refugee Agency warned of more lives to possibly fall at risk in the Burkina Faso Centre Nord and Sahel regions...
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  • Ayaraba (category Villages in Burkina Faso)
    the region of Centre-Nord in Burkina Faso. It is at 12°47'28.9"N 1°03'43.0"W and has an unknown population (2024). "Ayaraba, Burkina Faso - Facts and information...
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    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...
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    Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of these...
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  • Province, Centre-Nord Region. They then set fire to the church, a shop and two vehicles. On 8 September 2019 in the Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso. In the...
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    Burkina Faso's 22.1 million people belong to two major West African cultural groups: the Gur (Voltaic) and the Mandé. The Voltaic are far more numerous...
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    development projects. In the early 1970s he joined a acquisition tour in Burkina Faso for the Tropenmuseum (Museum of the Tropics), resulting in hundreds of...
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  • ancient metallurgy sites across five locations in the Nord and Centre-Nord regions of Burkina Faso, used to extract iron from ore. The oldest of these structures...
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    The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 departments or communes...
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  • Mané is a town in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Mane Department in Sanmatenga Province. Mané one of the Mossi principalities and was founded in the...
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    Loroum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Nord Region. Its capital is Titao. In 2011 the province had 192 primary schools and...
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  • Air Burkina SA is the national airline of Burkina Faso, operating scheduled services from its main base at Ouagadougou Airport to one domestic destination...
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