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Burkina Faso

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Bur·ki·na Fa·so  (br-kn fäs) Formerly Up·per Vol·ta (pr vlt, vl-, vôl-)
A landlocked country of western Africa. It was a French protectorate from 1896 until 1960, when it gained its independence. The name of the country was officially changed in 1984. Ouagadougou is the capital and the largest city. Population: 13,200,000.
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Noun1.Burkina FasoBurkina Faso - a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
Upper Volta
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FANS OF LEARNING: Did you know that Burkina Faso means ``land of honorable people''?
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The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and based at imperial College London, has announced it will deliver treatment to some 15 million people, mainly children, in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, in addition to the half million already being treated in Uganda, where the initiative was launched in March 2003.
Stopping Schistosomiasis in Africa by Dooley, Erin E. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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