Burkina Faso
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| Capital | Ouagadougou |
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| Recognised national languages | Mòoré |
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| Population | 19. 19 million (2017) |
| Official language | French |
| Currencies | CFA franc, West African CFA franc |
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| ID | 568311 |
About Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest.
Moussa Dadis Camara: Guinea ex-ruler sprung from jail by armed men
... The 59-year-old had been living in Burkina Faso before returning to Guinea in September 2022 to face justice...
'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger
... " The rushed departure of the French has led to a deterioration of the security situation in Mali and Burkina Faso...
Gabon coup: Military chief says suspension of democracy only 'temporary'
... The coup in Gabon is the eight in west and central Africa since 2020, following Niger, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Chad...
Macron looks on as France's Africa policy crumbles
... In a speech to French ambassadors on Monday, President Macron described the " baroque alliance between self-proclaimed pan-Africans and neo-imperialists" which he said had provoked the recent " epidemic of putsches" in French-speaking Africa, referring to Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali...
Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage
... In January last year, it had been the turn of Burkina Faso s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré to be deposed by soldiers - whose leader was then himself dethroned by lower ranking counterparts on 30 September, just eight months later...
Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner?
... Regional threatThe UN has warned that the threat from jihadist groups has increased across Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in the past year...
Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years
... The coup mirrors similar recent takeovers in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali...
Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says
... The coup in Niger mirrored similar takeovers in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali, amid an Islamist insurgency and a growing Russian influence in the wider Sahel region through its mercenary group Wagner...
