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	Burkina Faso - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its workers engaged in subsistence farming.
		Burkina Faso has a small mining industry that produces manganese, phosphates, and gold-bearing quartz; there are also small, and as yet largely untapped, deposits of antimony, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, bauxite, and uranium.
		Invaders from present-day Ghana conquered central and E Burkina Faso, establishing the Mossi states of Ouagadougou, Yatenga, and Tengkodogo in the center and the state of Gourma in the east.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-burkinaf1.html (1644 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 600 and 900 mm (24-35 inches) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
		A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north, and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.
	creekin.net /n29-burkina-faso.html (1579 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is one of the world's poorest countries and place of the ancient Sahelian Empires and coastal kingdoms.
		Much of Burkina Faso is populated by descendants of the Mossi empire, founded when a band of horsemen from nearby Ghana galloped through at the turn of the 15th century.
		Burkina Faso is the world’s 9th largest producer of sweet potatoes, and the 11th of sorghum.
	www.africa-afrika.com /burkino.html (2050 words)

	Burkina Faso (09/06)
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country located in the middle of West Africa's "hump." It is geographically in the Sahel--the agricultural region between the Sahara Desert and the coastal rain forests.
		Burkina Faso maintains an embassy in the United States at 2340 Massachusetts Ave.
		Burkina is attempting to improve the economy by developing its mineral resources, improving its infrastructure, making its agricultural and livestock sectors more productive and competitive, and stabilizing the supplies and prices of food grains.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2834.htm (2961 words)

	EUROPA - Development - Countries - Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Burkina Faso has adopted a moderate position focusing on the protection of its nationals and is supporting ongoing peace process but in particular to keep the vulnerable stability of the country in the precarious regional context.
		Burkina Faso is keeping a moderate and focused position on the situation of the community of Burkinabé origin living in the country and is supportive of the peace process.
		Burkina Faso has benefited in the past and continues to benefit from regional programmes in the framework of WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union), of ECOWAS and of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Fight against Drought in the Sahelian region (CILSS) as well as in the following sectors: road construction, livestock and environmental protection.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=bf&status=new (2628 words)

	Burkina News
		Burkina Faso is one of fifteen countries chosen to benefit from the initiative “Education by 2015” because of the high quality of its ten-year plan for the development of basic education and conditions created for its implementation.
		Burkina Faso is among the first countries to benefit from the aid of the BADEA for development, with a total commitment of US$142.2 million, of which US$3.4 million were in the form of grants for fifteen assistance projects, and the remaining total concessional loans for payment, development, and emergency aid.
		The FCCD was launched in Burkina Faso in October 1997 for a five-year period.
	www.burkinaembassy-usa.org /news.html (4164 words)

	History of Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Burkina Faso was dominated by the empire-building Mossi.
		Burkina held multiparty municipal elections in 1995 and 2000 and legislative elections in 1997 and 2002.
		The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the governing party, won overwhelming majorities in all the elections until the 2002 legislative election, where the CDP won with a small majority of the 111 seats.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/burkinafaso.html (670 words)

	Burkina Faso, Africa : A Tourism, Travel, and informational Guide to Burkina : Basecamp International
		Burkina is ranked one of the poorest countries in the world and also as the most illiterate.
		Like all of the west of Africa, Burkina Faso was populated early, notably by hunter-gatherers in the northwestern part of the country (12,000 to 5000 BC), and whose tools (scrapers, chisels and arrowheads) were discovered in 1973.
		Burkina Faso was a very important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
	www.burkina.com (1875 words)

	Burkina Faso: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Burkina Faso was originally inhabited by the Bobo, Lobi, and Gurunsi peoples, with the Mossi and Gurma peoples immigrating to the region in the 14th century.
		Burkina Faso: Economy - Economy Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its...
		Burkina Faso: Land and People - Land and People The country is made up mainly of vast monotonous plains and of low hills that rise...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107369.html (703 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Burkina Faso leader 'wins poll'
		The president of Burkina Faso is set for a further term in office after winning a massive election victory, his campaign manager has told the BBC.
		Blaise Compaore was among 12 candidates standing in the presidential elections in the west African state this weekend.
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/4436782.stm (345 words)

	Discover Burkina Faso
		An enclave of 274,000 km² in the heart of western Africa, Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, 500 Km from the Atlantic.
		The constitution of Burkina Faso acknowledges inherent freedom of expression and the free association for all citizens.
		Burkina's capital city is home to about one million people and boasts large shaded avenues, modern architectual structures, beautiful hotels, a congressional palace, and a forest with a lake, gardens, and exotic birds.
	www.fespaco.bf /burkina_news.htm (1801 words)

	BURKINA FASO: parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 1997
		Elections were held for all the members of the National Assembly on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		The 1997 election date was announced on 14 February, following the approval of constitutional amendments which notably changed the name of the Assembly of People's Deputies to National Assembly, increased its membership from 107 to 111, and removed the limit on the presidential mandate.
		The previous general elections had taken place in May 1992, and the outgoing legislature was the first to complete its full term (5 years) since the country achieved independence in 1960.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2047_97.htm (278 words)

	Burkina Faso. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		A.D. 1100 the principal inhabitants of the western part of present-day Burkina Faso were the Bobo, Lobi, and Gurunsi.
		In 1991 a new constitution was approved and, in subsequent elections, Campaoré (the only candidate) was elected president.
		The party made even bigger gains in the 1997 elections, and Campaoré was reelected president in 1998.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bu/BurkinaF.html (1464 words)

	Elections in Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso.
		Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
		Burkina Faso is a one party dominant state with the Congress for Democracy and Progress in power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Burkina_Faso (155 words)

	French Colonies - Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
		Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a small, poor, landlocked country in West Africa (see map).
		Burkina Faso is located in the savanna zone on a granite and gneiss plateau some 200 to 300 m (650 to 1,000 ft) above sea level.
		Burkina Faso is one of Africa's poorest countries, and per-capita income decreased in real terms by about 2% between 1985 and 1994.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Burkina_Faso.shtml (1959 words)

	Burkina Faso travel guide - Wikitravel
		Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
		Burkina is one of the safest and friendliest countries in all of Africa.
		Burkina Faso is one of safer countries in West Africa.
	wikitravel.org /en/Burkina_Faso (1086 words)

	BBC News \| Africa \| Burkina Faso elections
		Campaigning has begun for presidential elections in Burkina Faso in which President Blaise Compaore will face opposition for the first time since he came to power in a coup eleven years ago.
		His challengers in the poll to be held on November 15 are Ramb Ouedraogo of the Greens of Burkina and Frederic Fernand Guirman, a retired ambassador standing on behalf of the Front of Refusal of the Democratic African Assembly.
		However the leading opposition groups are among nine parties boycotting the elections on the grounds that the electoral commssion is under government control.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/201077.stm (121 words)

	Burkina Faso Interesting Facts - Places - Things
		Burkina Faso is situated in West Africa and bordered to the north and west by Mali, to the east by Niger, to the southeast by Benin and to the south by Togo, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
		Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960.
		Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
	www.travel-island.com /interesting.places/burkina_faso.html (1162 words)

	Afrol Burkina Faso Index Page: Links to Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy.
		Elections in Burkina Faso is a document realized by the website Elections around the world.
		On their Burkina Faso Page you'll find country background information and facts (overviews) for the traveler (money and costs, when to go, attractions, activities, getting there, getting around, etc.), if there's not a travel warning.
	www.afrol.com /Index/countries/burkinafasoindex.htm (2119 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is the second most densely populated country in Black Africa and was used as a source of human labor by the French for their rich plantations and factories in the Cote_d'Ivoire.
		The French consciously chose not to develop industry in Burkina Faso to force labor to seek work in Côte d'Ivoire, and they refused to develop an infrastructure, especially roads, that would compete with the railroad they had constructed to supply labor to the coast.
		In the years since independence a number of foreign governments as well as the United Nations and the European Economic Union have attempted with considerable success to reverse this underdevelopment with the paving of roads and the construction of factories, especially the large textile mill in Koudougou.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/countries/Burkina_Faso.html (501 words)

	BURKINA FASO: parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 2002
		The 3,540 candidates in the running for the 111 seats to be filled in the parliamentary elections of 5 May 2002 represented a record 30 political parties.
		The other innovations were the introduction of a single ballot slip, a change which the opposition had been pushing for years, with a view to minimising electoral fraud, and the establishment of the proportional system with the highest remainders rule (90 members elected from regional lists and 21 elected from national lists).
		Voters were highly disciplined and the delegations from the Independent Election Observatory (IEO), the OAS and the International Organization of French-speaking Countries, which monitored the elections, stated that they had gone off peacefully and had met international standards.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2047_02.htm (419 words)

	Christian Child Sponsorship - Compassion - Burkina Faso
		In Burkina Faso the educated are held in high regard.
		Burkina Faso is a leader in African art and culture and hosts the largest craft market in Africa.
		Burkina Faso is home to 60 different ethnic groups, each with their own variety of folk music.
	www.compassion.com /about/where/burkinafaso.htm (1254 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Burkina Faso including economic and travel overviews and directories ...
		Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta) is an independent republic with a democratic government, which lies to the west of Niger and forms part of the landlocked West African Region.
		Burkina Faso's economy is fragile, with a large external current account deficit, heavy dependence on external assistance and few export commodities.
		Burkina's exploitable natural resources are limited, although deposits of manganese, zinc, limestone, marble, phosphate and gold have attracted the interest of international mining firms.
	www.mbendi.co.za /cybfcy.htm (1610 words)

	The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso during this period ratified international human rights conventions, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights in 1984.
		In order to understand developments in Burkina Faso, it is important to remember the feudal character of the country.
		Conscious of the social inequalities and injustices facing women in Africa, in 1993 a group of women from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo came together to form a regional network to defend their rights.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/africa/burkina.htm (1497 words)

	OTAL - Burkina Faso
		The election was seen as a test for democracy in Burkina Faso after the opposition parties, which had boycotted polls in 1998 and 2000 alleging fraud, agreed to take part following electoral reforms, including the introduction of single ballot papers.
		The 3,540 candidates competing for 111 parliamentary seats in Sunday's polls in Burkina Faso come from 30 parties, the largest number of political groupings to participate in elections in the West African nation.
		The Sunday elections will mark the first time the single ballot will be used in elections in Burkina Faso.
	www.otal.com /ctbl/burkinaministry.htm (906 words)

	burkina faso map and information page
		Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people, was colonized by France in the late 1800s.
		Its name was changed to Burkina Faso when it gained independence from France in 1960, and subsequently (after that independence) suffered from numerous military coups that thankfully ended with countrywide elections in 1992.
		The Burkina Faso pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the country here.
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/bf.htm (463 words)

	Under the Acacias - a blog about the Fulani of Burkina Faso: November 2005 Archives
		We worked together in Burkina Faso, but they are now back in New Zealand.
		Burkina Faso is at the polls for the presidential elections.
		For me to do it would be to undermine the authority of the local church which I am there to serve in Burkina Faso.
	www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk /keith/archives/2005/11/index.html (1534 words)

	Burkina Faso's Compaore Kicks Off Campaign With Confidence
		Candidates in Burkina Faso have begun campaigning for the presidential election scheduled for next month.
		Election commission officials say more than four million Burkinabes are eligible to vote.
		Burkina Faso was recently added to the U.S. list of African countries eligible for preferential trade, while also getting a $13 million grant to improve the education of girls from the U.S Millennium Challenge Account.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-10-24-voa25.cfm (481 words)

	Burkina Faso on the Internet
		Farmers organizations in Bénin, Mali and Burkina Faso are asking that cotton producers in North American and Europe not been given price supports to continue growing cotton in competition with African cotton producers.
		It is involved in the construction, stocking, and management of village libraries in Burkina Faso and has organized a conference of village librarians.
		Topics: Chris Brazier returns after ten years to a village in Burkina Faso, female genital mutilation, how Sankara's revolution changed the role of chiefs, troubles over a gift of pills, education, a comparison of the government's of Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré, polygamy and what it means to the women who live with it.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/burkina.html (3249 words)

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