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BURKINA FASO

K nown as Upper Volta until 1984, Burkina Faso is an inland state of West Africa, situated north of Ghana. The terrain is mostly flat with undulating plains; hills lie in the west and south-east. There is recurrent drought. The people belong either to the largest Voltaic group, or the Bobo. The former includes the Mossi, who

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