The 2011BurkinaFasoprotests were a series of popular protests in BurkinaFaso. On 15 February, members of the military mutinied in the capital Ouagadougou...
The 2014 BurkinaFaso uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in BurkinaFaso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began...
On 26 September 2023, dissidents of the BurkinaFaso Armed Forces attempted to overthrow the ruling military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, which came to...
Events in the year 2011 in BurkinaFaso. President: Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister: Tertius Zongo (until April 18) Luc-Adolphe Tiao (from April 18) April...
The history of BurkinaFaso includes the history of various kingdoms within the country, such as the Mossi kingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation...
An ongoing war and civil conflict between the Government of BurkinaFaso and Islamist rebels began in August 2015 and has led to the displacement of over...
BurkinaFaso is a religiously diverse society, with Islam being the dominant religion. According to the latest 2019 census, 63.8% of the population adheres...
Education in BurkinaFaso is structured in much the same way as in the rest of the world: primary, secondary, and higher education. As of 2008, despite...
The music of BurkinaFaso includes the folk music of 60 different ethnic groups. The Mossi people, centrally located around the capital, Ouagadougou, account...
BurkinaFaso 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...
Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of BurkinaFaso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. He is viewed by supporters...
The 2015 BurkinaFaso coup d'état attempt was a failed coup d'état launched on 16 September 2015 in BurkinaFaso, when members of the Regiment of Presidential...
(Ambassador) of BurkinaFaso to the United Nations from 1998 to 2011. Following the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré amidst mass protests on 31 October...
service organisation responsible for VIP security to the President of BurkinaFaso, a landlocked country in West Africa. It was autonomous from the Army...
ahead of protests". Reuters. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Bahrain's king to free political prisoners as protests continue...
Sport in BurkinaFaso is widespread and includes football, basketball, baseball, cycling, rugby union, handball, tennis, athletics, boxing, and martial...
The mass media in BurkinaFaso consists of print media and state-supported radio, news, and television stations, along with several private broadcasters...
Burkinabé cuisine, the cuisine of BurkinaFaso, is similar to the cuisines in many parts of West Africa, and is based on staple foods of sorghum, millet...
Events in the year 2013 in BurkinaFaso. President: Blaise Compaoré Prime Minister: Luc-Adolphe Tiao May 9 – BurkinaFaso foreign minister Djibrill Bassole...
including in Mali in 2020 and 2021, Chad, Guinea, and Sudan in 2021, two in BurkinaFaso in January and September 2022, and in Niger and Gabon in 2023. The region...
applied to denote a left-wing ideological trend within the politics of BurkinaFaso, a landlocked country in West Africa, as well as the policies of the...
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