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Burkina Faso

American  
[ber-kee-nuh fah-soh] / bərˈki nə ˈfɑ soʊ /

noun

  1. a republic in western Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 106,111 sq. mi. (274,827 sq. km). Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso British  
/ bɜːˈkiːnəˈfæsəʊ /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1984): Upper Volta.  an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th–19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop: 17 812 961 (2013 est). Area: 273 200 sq km (105 900 sq miles)

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Burkina Faso Cultural  

  1. Republic in west Africa, formerly called Upper Volta, bordered by Niger to the north and east, Benin on the southeast, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast on the south, and Mali on the west and north. Its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960.

Example Sentences

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The case was investigated by the US authorities with assistance from Burkina Faso.

From BBC

Madagascar is the latest of several former French colonies in Africa to come under military control since 2020, after coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger and other nations.

From Barron's

More than 80,000 people from Burkina Faso now live in camps in Ivory Coast.

From BBC

Niger is plagued by jihadist violence in the western Tillaberi region, a flashpoint zone where the country's borders meet those of its allies Burkina Faso and Mali.

From Barron's

Acled says it has carried 69 strikes in neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, and one across the border in Togo.

From BBC

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