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Wagadugu
Wagadugu see Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso.
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Burkina Faso Replies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/11/1999; 233 words
; ...Rupert contains serious errors relating to Burkina Faso. Allegations of Burkina Faso's involvement in the conflict in Sierra Leone...delivered on Jan. 7, Blaise Compaore, president of Burkina Faso and current chairman of the Organization of...
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Burkina Faso: A lesson in African philosophy
Magazine article from: New African; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...so-called poor pastoralists in northern Burkina Faso taught her. Tears rolled down my cheeks...groups of pastoralists in the north of Burkina Faso, an arid, landlocked country in West...people living in the Sahel of North Burkina Faso are pastoralists. There has been hardship...
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Genetic characterization of HPAI (H5N1) viruses from poultry and wild vultures, Burkina Faso.(DISPATCHES)(Author abstract)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...from poultry and hooded vultures in Burkina Faso shows that these viruses belong to 1...countries, including Niger, Egypt, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan, and Djibouti...subtype H5N1) was first confirmed in Burkina Faso. We genetically analyzed influenza A...
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Burkina Faso: Social & Economic Development.
Magazine article from: Presidents & Prime Ministers; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...with Ambassador Bruno N. Zidouemba, Burkina Faso. Question Please elaborate on the international...to the United Nations organization, Burkina Faso has three major concerns: First, the...summit of Heads of States in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. At the closing of the summit, our ...
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True gold for honest men: the discovery of major new gold reserves could give a much needed boost to the beleaguered economy of Burkina Faso. Neil Ford reports on an exciting development.(Burkina Faso)
Magazine article from: African Business; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; The West African country of Burkina Faso (Land of Honest Men) possesses relatively...stability but trade is fairly limited, so Burkina Faso is unable to take full advance of its...Mines subsidiary. The government of Burkina Faso owns the remaining equity in the venture...
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BURKINA FASO STEADFAST ON COTTON SUBSIDY ISSUE.
Magazine article from: WWD; 3/25/2008; ; 399 words
; Byline: Joyce Barrett OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - As efforts to wrap up a new world trade agreement...follow-up on the privatized cotton sector in Burkina Faso. They are deadly for Burkina Faso. Cotton production in the West African country...
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Football: What's the difference between Scotland and Burkina Faso? One's a footballing backwater the other's a country in Africa; SCOTLAND SINK TO A NEW LOW - Rise of minnows is no shock to Bone.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 12/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...when he heard on the the radio that Burkina Faso are now ahead of Scotland in FIFA's...a week for doing the job they love. Burkina Faso is football crazy. The game means everything...While Scotland have gone backwards, Burkina Faso are improving all the time. Scotland...
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U.S. Says Burkina Faso Is Aiding Rebels
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/6/1992; ; 396 words
; The State Department yesterday accused Burkina Faso of aiding rebels fighting a West African...for consultations about how to halt Burkina Faso's interference in the Liberian civil...campaign to win control of Liberia by the Burkina Faso military junta led by Blaise Compaore...
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SOC: Burkina Faso 1 Morocco 2 - result
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 1/27/2002; 185 words
; 00-00-0000 SOC: Burkina Faso 1 Morocco 2 - result SEGOU, Mali, Jan 26 Reuters - Burkina Faso 1 Morocco 2 - result African Nations Cup, group B Scorers: Burkina Faso - Moumouni Dagano 58 Morocco - Hichem Zerouali, 23, 85 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance...
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On Burkina Faso
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/27/2000; 277 words
; ...news story "Rebels Get Arms Through Burkina Faso, Sources Say." It said that despite...Front leader Foday Sankoh traveled to Burkina Faso this year, where he was received by...true. Mr. Sankoh was only received in Burkina Faso in 1999 at his request, after the signing...
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Ouagadougou
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
or Wagadugu , city (1991 est. pop. 634,500), capital of Burkina Faso. It is the nation's largest city and its administrative, communications...
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Ouagadougou
Book article from: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 1993 est.: 690,000), capital of Burkina Faso, western Africa. It was the capital of the historic Mossi kingdom of Wagadugu, which was founded in the 15th century. The Mossi king still lives in the city, though his powers have been eclipsed by the...
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Mossi
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...second-largest ethnic group in C ô te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). At one time the Mossi were organized into three kingdoms, Tenkodogo, Wagadugu, and Yatenga. It is not clear when these were founded. However, a Mossi raid on the city of Timbuktu in 1329 is described in...
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Ouagoudougou
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
...Upper Volta was dissolved in 1932. Nevertheless, it was reinstated as a colony in 1947 at which time Ouagoudougou became its capital once more. It retained this status when Upper Volta achieved independence in 1960. The name is also spelt Wagadugu.
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