Knowra Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire. Its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou.
Upper Volta : Upper Volta was the French colony and later independent republic renamed Burkina Faso in 1984. The country’s earlier name links its colonial-era formation to its present identity.
Politics of Burkina Faso : Politics of Burkina Faso concerns the country's government, institutions, parties, and struggles over political power. It explains the formal and informal systems through which the country is governed.
Ouagadougou : Ouagadougou is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso. The city is the country’s political, cultural, and economic center.
Languages of Burkina Faso : Languages of Burkina Faso include French and widely spoken national languages such as Mooré, Dyula, and Fula. The country’s multilingual life reflects its many ethnic communities.
West Africa : West Africa is the western region of the African continent, containing countries along the Atlantic coast and the Sahel. Burkina Faso sits within this region’s political, cultural, and economic networks.
French West Africa : French West Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in West Africa from 1895 to 1958. Burkina Faso’s colonial administration developed within this federation.
National Assembly of Burkina Faso : The National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the country's legislature, though its operation has been disrupted by military rule. It is the central legislative institution in the country’s constitutional system.
Bobo-Dioulasso : Bobo-Dioulasso is Burkina Faso's second-largest city and a major commercial and cultural center in the west. Its role complements the capital’s concentration of national institutions.
Mossi people : The Mossi are the largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso, with a history centered in the central plateau. Mossi language and institutions have strongly shaped national culture and politics.
Sahel : The Sahel is a semiarid transition zone south of the Sahara Desert, stretching across Africa. Northern Burkina Faso lies in the Sahel, where climate stress and insecurity interact.
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