Modern Burkino Faso

History of Burkino Faso

A landlocked nation with few natural resources & poor agricultural conditions, dominated by the Mossi empire, until the 1880's when the French captured the capital city of Ouagadougou & established a protectorate. The country was run by the French, military government & Libyan government. Recently the World Bank reported progress in this desperately poor country. [BA] {UA}