'Seventeen dead' in Burkina Faso attack

[Stuart G]

2. Burkina Faso...used to be called, "Upper Volta"

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It is the Africa. It is South of Mali, approximately 600 - 700 miles South of Algeria. It is directly North of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Ouagadougou is the capital of the country, and has a population of 1,500,000. The country is totally land locked. It used to be a French colony and the official language spoken is French. Other languages are also spoken.......

Official languages
French
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Recognised national languages
Mòoré
Fulani
Dioula[1]
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At this link, you see a map of Burkina Faso, and another map on how it fits into Africa

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/bf.htm

More information about Burkina Faso can be found at this link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso