Burkina Faso
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 Burkina Faso    | |
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| Location | West Africa, Africa |
| Leader | President of Burkina Faso |
| Type |  nation state |
| Member of | African Union, International Criminal Court, La Francophonie, Organisation of African Unity, UN |
| Subpage | •Burkina Faso/Prime Minister |
| African country; formely part of the French Empire. | |
Burkina Faso is a nation state in Africa. It was formerly known as Upper Volta.
History
Independence from France in 1960.
Suspended from the African Union after the 2022 Burkinabé coup d'état.[1]
Group
| Group | Description |
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| University of Ouagadougou | The main university in the African nation of Burkina Faso |
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