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 Ouagadougou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ouagadougou (IPA: [wɑgədugu]} is the capital of Burkina Faso.
Ouagadougou, situated on the central plateau (12.4° N 1.5° W), grew around the imperial palace of the Mogho Naaba.
Ouagadougou's citizens also travel in readily available green cabs, which will take their passengers anywhere in town for 200 to 400 CFA but price is higher at night after 22:00 and can then reach 1000CFA.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ouagadougou   (1413 words)

  
 afrol News - New airport for Burkina Faso by 2011
The airport is sized for an annual traffic of up to 250,000 passengers, a number that has been reached during the two last years.
Ouagadougou International Airport is located only three kilometres from the Burkinabe capital and is the country's principal destination for civilian and military flights, in addition to air cargo.
Airport facilities would be sufficient to accommodate for up to 1.5 million passengers annually, according to government plans.
www.afrol.com /articles/21297   (701 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
It is the nation's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center.
Ouagadougou is also the trade and distribution center for an agricultural region whose main crop is peanuts.
Ouagadougou was founded in the late 11th cent.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Ouagadou.html   (212 words)

  
 Information on Ouagadougou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ouagadougou, also spelled WAGADUGU, is Burkina Faso’s capital and largest town, formerly Upper Volta.
Ouagadougou is a city of large trees and modern public buildings abutting traditional residential neighbourhoods.
It is connected by rail to the Atlantic port of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, and has an international airport, too.
www.paesionline.com /africa/burkina_faso/ouagadougou/introduction.asp   (75 words)

  
 P R O A V I A - - - - French Airport & ATC Technology Trade Association - news
Regional Airports are disseminated widely on territory and are facing new challenges such as more complex aeronautical context and air traffic growth with low-cost operators.
In this view T.A.V. (Tepe Akfen) the airport operator has chosen ALSTEF to realise the re-check in for the baggages in transfer with 5 check-in desks, a conveyor line, a manual sortation carrousel and the transfer line by integration of two new lines linked to the existing installation.
The airport will have the capacity to handle close to 70 million passengers a year, a significant increase from its current capacity of 22 million.
www.proavia.com /contenus/industry/2005.html   (3728 words)

  
 www.businessinafrica.net | news | west africa Burkina Faso to build new airport
Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso’s capital would soon boast a new airport, said the country’s transport minister on Tuesday.
Ouédraogo said the airport would be 7km long and 5km wide and would be able to accommodate 1 500 000 passengers annually.
The airport would be constructed in three phases said the minister.
www.businessinafrica.net /news/west_africa/166562.htm   (320 words)

  
 Shannon Doyle - Niger, West Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eric and I were separated right after we walked into the airport as I tried to check in and get my boarding pass.
Everyone in the airport was staring at us anyway because we were just about the only anasaras there, we weren't going to see each other for at least another year, and there we were trying to say goodbye without even hearing the other's voice.
It was such a romance novel cliche': standing there with our hands against the glass, me crying, both of us scribbling notes on scrap paper and holding them against the glass until the pilot came out and said "We're waiting for only you." So I turned around and walked out.
www.shannonigans.com /africa/flights.htm   (802 words)

  
 Car Hire Ouagadougou. Discounts Ouagadougou Car Rentals Companies
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From Ouagadougou airport car hire can be easily located.
It is the country's largest city, with a population of 960,116 (2000) and is the communications, cultural and economic centre as well as the administrative centre.
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 Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) Details - Burkina Faso (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The place to find airport codes, abbreviations, runway lengths and other airport information.
OUA is a nice airport with friendly and flexible service people.
If you have noticed an error regarding incorrect airport details or map location, the updated and correct information should be submitted by clicking on the update airport details link at the top of the page.
www.world-airport-codes.com.cob-web.org:8888 /burkina-faso/ouagadougou-5548.html   (231 words)

  
 HRW Letter to President Compaore (Human Rights Watch, 28-3-2000)
The evidence suggests that large shipments of weapons Burkina Faso declared it was purchasing for its own use may in fact have been illegally diverted to other end-users, and that Burkinabe government resources, including the VIP wing of the Ougadougou airport and a government-registered plane, may have been used to facilitate such diversions.
There, he alleged, the plane parked in the airport's VIP terminal and the weapons were transferred onto a plane destined for Liberia, which is also subject to a U.N. arms embargo, and then shipped onward to the RUF inside Sierra Leone.
According to the documents, flight ADB1737, an Antonov-124 (registration UR-82008), carried 67,564 kilograms of "defense equipment and ammunition" from Kiev to Ouagadougou on March 13, 1999.
hrw.org /english/docs/2000/03/28/burkin3067.htm   (820 words)

  
 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Delegates from countries where there are no Burkina Faso diplomatic missions may obtain their visas on arrival at Ouagadougou Airport.
In such cases participants should inform ECA well in advance, to ensure that a visa could be issued on their arrival at the Ouagadougou International Airport.
The capital, Ouagadougou, is located right in the heart of the country.
www.uneca.org /cfm/2006/info_part.htm   (840 words)

  
 Holidays in Burkina Faso - Travelling to Burkina Faso - Holidays in Burkina Faso - www.reiswijs.co.uk
See Sofitel Ouagadougou Silmande, only 1 mile from the city center and 2 miles from the airport (shuttle), the hotel offers a spectacular view of the lake and surrounding woods.
Mercure Silmande Ougadougou, only 2km from the city centre and the airport with a shuttle service available, the hotel offers a spectacular view of the lake and surrounding woods.
Ouagadougou Airport [ OUA / DFFD ] - 3 km from Ouagadougou Cty
www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/africa/burkinafaso/burkinafaso.html   (2383 words)

  
 afrol News: Murder of Burkinabe Norbert Zongo's second anniversary
His charred body was found with those of three companions in his car on 13 December 1998 - the date of the beginning of a wave of protest throughout the country.
Scores of demonstrations were held in 1999 in Ouagadougou and the country's main towns.
Two representatives of the organisation were prohibited from entering the country on their arrival at Ouagadougou airport in September of the same year.
www.afrol.com /News2001/buf008_zongo_ann.htm   (538 words)

  
 Burkina Faso
On July 25, Pitroipa Yemdaogo died after being detained for approximately 6 months at the House of Arrest and Correction of Ouagadougous; Yemdaogo was arrested in Ghana on February 25 for suspected involvement in the killing of three policemen in Zaogho, Kouritenga Province, and subsequently repatriated.
On September 28, police detained opposition leader Herman Yameogo and his cousin and political aide Noel Yameogo upon their arrival at Ouagadougou airport from a trip to several neighboring countries.
On August 16, police arrested a woman in Ouagadougou for circumcising 12 girls ranging in age from 2 to 12; the arrest received widespread media coverage because of the public outcry that the practice still occurred in metropolitan areas.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41590.htm   (6638 words)

  
 Burkina individueel
You can enjoy the rich cultural life in Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso, the lush surroundings of Banfora, the intriguing Lobi Villages and the semi-desert in the north.
Steppe landscape is alternated by the Dogon escarpment and the bizarre shaped rocks of Hombori.
Especially in the weekends Ouaga, as the town is popularly called, is a good place to listen to live music.
www.angelfire.com /wa2/fofoafrique/indvburkina_faso.htm   (1091 words)

  
 Ghana Tours | Ghana Holiday | Tour Ghana | Panafest | UNESCO Sites | Ghana Tour | Land Tours
After breakfast depart your hotel for a city tour of Ouagadougou by visiting the Musee National.
After dinner and festivities, return to hotel for overnight in Ouagadougou.
T ransfer to the airport for check in and departure.
www.landtours.com /fespaco_iti.asp   (355 words)

  
 Under the Acacias - a blog about the Fulani of Burkina Faso: Travel Archives
I was met at the airport at 12.30 this morning by Sibidi and by Peter, which was lovely.
At the airport, it was of course packed, but when I was there, everyone was quite calm, and at that time most people seemed unaware even of the cause of the delays.
In Tripoli airport there is a new large board warning against the use and smuggling of drugs.
www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk /keith/archives/travel/index.html   (13856 words)

  
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Participants are reminded that they will be required to pay an airport tax of 7.000 CFA Francs on departure from the Ouagadougou International Airport.
Foreign currency may be exchanged at the airport, or at banks in the city, which are able to perform all other current banking operations.
The average midday temperature for Ouagadougou during the month of March varies from 30 to 35ºC. Evenings can be cool, and a light jacket is advised.
www.unesco.org /africa/ouagadougou/NEPAD.INF.1.ENG.doc   (1390 words)

  
 Ouagadougou - AfricanCities.net
International airlines land at Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), which is about 8kms from the city.
Taxi service is available from Ouagadougou Airport to the city.
Other airport facilities include car hire and restaurants.
www.africancities.net /ouagadougou/php/getthere.php   (160 words)

  
 Burkina Faso Hotel - Sofitel Ouagadougou Silmande Hotel Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou Hotel - Sofitel Ouagadougou Silmande Hotel Burkina Faso with huge discount on published rates guaranteed!
Only 1 mile from the city center and 2 miles from the airport (shuttle),the hotel offers a spectacular view of the lake and surrounding woods.154 rooms and 10 suites.
Come and relax by the swimming-pool where you can take in the sun and enjoy cocktails at our poolside bar.
www.southtravels.com /africa/burkinafaso/sofitelsilmande/index.html   (151 words)

  
 Burkina Faso - Amnesty International
Hermann Yaméogo, leader of UNDD, was held at Ouagadougou airport for four hours in September for questioning.
The authorities announced that his parliamentary immunity would be lifted so that he could stand trial for supplying information to Mauritania, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea.
In November, Mathieu N’do, UNDD spokesperson and director of the weekly newspaper San Finna, was detained incommunicado for six days at the National Security headquarters in Ouagadougou.
web.amnesty.org /report2005/bfa-summary-eng   (329 words)

  
 Art Matters.info :: flaunting arts and culture in Africa
Saying FESPACO was disorganised, he accused its organisers of "lack of respect for filmmakers." He was angry, he said, about the treatment given to film directors by the organisers, drawn from the governnment.
He said organisers show films late--even for as late as three hours--and change screening venues without informing film directors who are expected to present their films.
Reaching Accra, she used a bus to Ouagadougou because she could not afford an air ticket She blamed her plight on what she terms "disorganisation" by FESPACO.
www.artmatters.info /film/articles/fesco.php   (1446 words)

  
 Opposition newspaper editor held incommunicado for the past four days : print
N’Do appears to have been detained on the orders of the police high command on his arrival at Ouagadougou airport from Abidjan at 3 p.m.
He was taken from the airport to the "Sector 28" police camp, where he is still being held and where he has not been allowed to contact his family or his lawyer.
The staff of his newspaper said they tried to send him food, clean clothes, a towel and soap, but the police agreed only to take the food and the soap, without giving any explanation.
www.rsf.org /print.php3?id_article=11810   (488 words)

  
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 IFEX ::
Upon our arrival at the Ouagadougou airport on 17 Septembere at 4:55 p.m., we were detained by men in civilian clothes who claimed to be police officers.
While we wished to visit Ouagadougou to ascertain progress in the investigation into the death of Norbert Zongo, the decision to refuse us entry into your country runs counter to a quick conclusion of this matter.
It seems more and more obvious to us that the government and the head of state do not want light to be shed on this case.
www.ifex.org /es/content/view/full/9010   (632 words)

  
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 Under the Acacias - a blog about the Fulani of Burkina Faso: March 2006 Archives
On the way down from Gorom-Gorom back down to Ouagadougou during my recent visit to Burkina Faso, we bumped into various celebrations of International Women's Day.
At Ouagadougou airport, there was concern when they tried to process my ticket as I checked in at the desk of the Libyan airline Afriqiyah,:
Soon a small crowd of friendly and concerned airport staff were gathered round the console, making helpful suggestions.
www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk /keith/archives/2006/03/index.html   (3896 words)

  
 Messiah College: Dokimoi Ergatai - Burkina Faso Trip Team
In previous years we have had some struggles at the airline check in counter, so getting our luggage and people on board has always been stressful for me. I was thankful that the man who checked us in connected with the team and allowed all of or pieces on board.
Well, needless to say hotel rooms and restaurant meals is not what we expected, but a welcome interlude between a taxing 6 day sprint to pull everything together and some good but challenging work ahead in Burkina Faso.
The flight to Ouagadougou did not depart until after midnight, and we waited a while for the luggage to come off the airplane.
www.messiah.edu /org/DE/BurkinaS06/updates.html   (4344 words)

  
 BGSU: Department of Romance Languages
We are confident that their overseas experiences will help them to become better-informed and more responsible global citizens.
For the Burkina Faso module, BGSU organizes a round-trip group flight from Paris to Ouagadougou.
The BGSU on-site director, the local coordinator and our host families will meet the students at the Ouagadougou airport.
www.bgsu.edu /departments/roml/frenchstudies/frenuay0.html   (363 words)

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