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Ouagadougou or Wagadugu [2] (/ ˌ w ɑː ɡ ə ˈ d uː ɡ uː /, Mossi: Waogdgo Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], Dyula: Wagadugu, French: Ouagadougou French:) is the capital of Burkina Faso, [3] and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation.
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Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule. [18]
Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. ... Ouagadougou (formerly Kadiogo Department) is a department or commune of Kadiogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Towns and villages
France 24 was specifically suspended for airing an interview with Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, of which the government of Burkina Faso is at war with [14] Following the December 2023 cabinet reshuffle, Ouédraogo was also made one of the government's ministers of state. [15] [16]
Burkina Faso's only railway connects the region's largest city, Koudougou with Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso and Ivory Coast. There is no commercial airport in the province but Ouagadougou International Airport is approximately 141 km southeast of Koudougou and as of June 2014 the airport had regularly scheduled flights to most major cities in ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Burkina Faso. At present, the capital city of Ouagadougou hosts 34 embassies. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to Burkina Faso, with most being resident elsewhere in western Africa.