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Caritas Burkina Faso is the national Caritas organisation and federates its 15 diocesan Caritas organisations with their 200 Caritas parish branches. The diocesan bodies and the General Secretariat of Caritas Burkina Faso operate independently and function through delegation, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity .
Traditional healer in Banfora (2010) Ambulance in Yilou (2018). A landlocked sub-Saharan country, Burkina Faso is among the poorest countries in the world—44 percent of its population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day (UNICEF 2017)—and it ranks 185th out of 188 countries on UNDP's 2016 Human Development Index (UNDP 2016).
Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara.The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means "upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity, while "Faso" comes from the Dyula language (as written in N'Ko: ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ faso ...
Burkinabe nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Burkina Faso, as amended; [Notes 2] the Persons and Family Code (French: Code des personnes et de la famille), and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. [3] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Burkina ...
Centre-Ouest ([sɑ̃tʁ.wɛst], "West Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Ouest was 1,659,339 in 2019. [1] The region's capital is Koudougou. Four provinces (Boulkiemdé, Sanguié, Sissili, and Ziro) make up the region. As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Burkina Faso. At present, the capital city of Ouagadougou hosts 34 embassies. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to Burkina Faso, with most being resident elsewhere in western Africa.
Burkina Faso, also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. Burkina Faso is part of the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UMEOA) and has thus adopted the CFA Franc, which is issued by the Central Bank of the West African States (BCEAO ...
The Government of Burkina Faso is working closely with MCC staff to finalize its compact submission. The Peace Corps entered Burkina Faso in 1966. The Peace Corps program was phased out in 1987, but was invited to return to Burkina Faso in 1995 as part of a newly established health project.