Burkina Faso Projekt / Gymnasium Fürstenried-West

School partnership between a German highschool and a Burkinabé highschool. Contains information on the project group, their progress and partners.

CILSS

Interstate committee for drought control in the Sahel region, headquartered in Ouagadougou. Focuses on food security and resource management initiatives.

Consulate of Burkina Faso in Zurich - Switzerland

Honorary consulate of Burkina Faso in Zurich. Includes general information about Burkina Faso, its government and economy, and contact details.

Dogon niger lobi

About 400 photos taken in Mali and Burkina Faso among the Dogon, Fulani, Bozo, Lobi, Dagari and Birifor.

Embassy of Burkina Faso - Washington DC

Information about the country, the Embassy of Burkina Faso - USA and the consular services.

FESPACO

Official site for the annual African film festival provides information about the films and filmmakers plus news, regional details, entry guidelines and past festivals.

Handicrafts From Burkina Faso

About different kinds of handicrafts and artwork, directory of professional artisans and catalog of products.

International Arts and Crafts Fair, Ouagadougou (SIAO)

Annual government event promoting handicrafts and providing wholesale and retail shopping.

International School of Ouagadougou

Independent day school offering an Anglophone education program to children age 3-19 years. History, term times, fee information, job vacancies, guestbook and photos of school activities.

LAAFI - Initiative for Development

Austrian association carrying out health projects in rural areas. Site contains good a description of the Burkinabé health system.

National Committee for Emergency and Rehabilitation Assistance

Official site provides programmes, partnerships and publications. From the Ministry of Social Action and National Solidarity.

Noord-Zuid

Belgian organization providing humanitarian assistance to Burkina Faso. In english, french, dutch and german.

OuagaNet

Burkina Faso culture, activities, and related topics.

Songtaaba

Karipur and Karibio organic certified shea butter and soaps produced by a Burkina Faso women's association. Includes information about the products and the natural benefits of the shea nut.

Wikipedia - Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984 by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Moré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula. Independence from France came in 1960. Governmental instability during the 1970s and 1980s was followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Several hundred thousand farm workers migrate south every year to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in search of paid labour. The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé (pronounced [burkiːnəˈbeː]).