OUAGADOUGOU

or Wagaduguboth: wägədooˈgoo, city (1991 est. pop. 634,500), capital of Burkina Faso. It is the nation's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. Ouagadougou is also the trade and distribution center for an agricultural region whose main crop is peanuts. The city's industry is limited to handicrafts and the processing of food and beverages. It has an international airport, rail connections with Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and road links with Niamey, Niger. Ouagadougou was founded in the late 11th cent. as the capital of a Mossi empire ruled by the moro naba [ruler of the world]. It remained a center of Mossi power until 1896, when French forces captured it.

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books on: Ouagadougou  - 253 results

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Hoe and Wage: A Social History of a Circular Migration System in West Africa
Book by Dennis D. Cordell, Joel W. Gregory, Victor Piché; Westview Press, 1996
Subjects: Migration, Internal--Africa, West--History, Migration, Internal--Burkina Faso--History
...Statistique et de la Demographie in Ouagadougou, the intent of the National Migration...dArcheologie , both of the Universite de Ouagadougou , for inviting us to present our findings...demographique du Burkina Faso " held in Ouagadougou in May 1994. We wish, too, to express...
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Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa
Book by Pierre Englebert; Westview Press, 1996
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Politics And Government, National State--History--20th Century, Nationalism--Burkina Faso--History--20th Century
...13 Workers on the Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway, October 1954 24...Compaore welcomes Pope John Paul II to Ouagadougou 132 Samo dancers decorated...FESPACO Festival Panafricain du Cinema de Ouagadougou Panafrican Film Festival of Ouagadougou...
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Questioning African Cinema: Conversations with Filmmakers
Book by Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike; University of Minnesota Press, 2002
Subjects: Motion Picture Producers And Directors--Africa--Interviews, Motion Pictures--Africa
...Festival of Film and Television of Ouagadougou in 1995 and in Ghana in July 1996 and...Pan-African Festival of Film and Television of Ouagadougou, which is quite unusual. How will this...few theaters for this. Thankfully, at Ouagadougou there are some good ones. At Bamako...
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Politics, Property, and Production in the West African Sahel: Understanding Natural Resources Management
Book by Tor A. Benjaminsen, Christian Lund; Nordic Institute of African Studies, 2001
Subjects: Environmental Management--Political Aspects--Sahel, Environmental Management--Sahel, Land Tenure--Sahel
...north-east of the national capital, Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, Dori was the capital...political processes in the national capital, Ouagadougou. 1 Background An event which...emanates from the countrys capital, Ouagadougou. Another significant change brought...
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Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries
Book by Meine Pieter Van Dijk, Roberta Rabellotti; Frank Cass, 1997
Subjects: Business Networks--Developing Countries--Case Studies
...Dijkman and Van Dijk use the flexible specialisation concept to study the dynamics of small enterprises run by women in Ouagadougou. They consider the term a step forward in small enterprise research, since characteristics such as innovative mentality...
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journal articles on: Ouagadougou  - 49 results

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Shorter Notices
Journal article by Katja Werthmann, Deborah Potts, Alejandro Colas, John A. Weiseman; Africa, Vol. 69, 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Contested Lands in Southern and Eastern Africa: A Literature Survey (Book)--Reviews, Historical Dictionary of Tunisia, 2d ed. (Book)--Reviews, Mutter zwischen Herd und Markt. Das Verhaltnis von Mutterschaft, sozialer Elternschaft und Frauenarbeit bei den Moose (Mossi) in Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso (Book)--Reviews, Non-governmental Organizations in Malawi: Their Contribution to Development and Democratization (Book)--Reviews
...Frauenarbeit bei den Moose (Mossi) in Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso Mothers between Hearth...parenthood and womens work among the Mossi in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Baseler Beitrage zur...womens economic activities in the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The starting point is...
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Information Service and Integration of Cereal Markets in Burkina Faso
Journal article by Boubié Bassolet, Clemens Lutz; Journal of African Economies, Vol. 8, 1999
Subjects: Africa--Economic Conditions--1960-, Africa--Economic Policy
...Clemens Lutz a 1 University of Ouagadougou and a Free University, Amsterdam...urban markets in deficit regions ( Ouagadougou) and surplus regions (Bobo-Dioulasso...with regular deficits (Pouytenga). Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso are potential reference...
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The Economy of Affection and Local Enterprises in Africa: Empirical Evidence from a Network Study in Burkina Faso and Senegal
Journal article by Tomomi Tokuori; African Studies Quarterly, Vol. 9, 2006
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Economic aspects, Business networks (Social groups)--Analysis, Business networks (Social groups)--Economic aspects, Construction industry--Economic aspects, Construction industry--Social aspects, Enterprise networks--Analysis, Enterprise networks--Economic aspects, Enterprise networks--Social aspects, Senegal--Economic aspects
...the data collection was carried out in Ouagadougou, the capital city, which has a population...public works has been visibly active in Ouagadougou. Recently, there has been a remarkable...suffers urban transport dysfunction. Like Ouagadougou, Dakar has experienced a dramatic increase...
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Changing Transition to Adulthood in Urban Burkina Faso
Journal article by Anne-Emmanuele Calves, Jean-Francois Kobiane, Edith Martel; Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 38, 2007
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Social aspects, Child development--Social aspects, Domestic relations--Analysis, Family relations--Analysis, Social structure--Analysis
...in the two main Burkinabe cities of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso. NEW TRANSITIONS...were enrolled in secondary school in Ouagadougou (INSD ORC Macro, 2004). Despite the...living in the two largest urban centers (Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso) between the ages...
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A Question of Honour: Property Disputes and Brokerage in Burkina Faso
Journal article by Christian Lund; Africa, Vol. 69, 1999
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Social aspects, Honor--Social aspects, Land law--Burkina Faso, Property--Social aspects, Real estate agents and brokers--Social aspects, Right of property--Burkina Faso
...north-east of the national capital, Ouagadougou, Dori was the capital of the Liptako...Dicko Sanda many influential contacts in Ouagadougou. A local MP has a major influence on...the Court of Appeal in the capital, Ouagadougou. Both Saada and Hamidou had to engage...
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magazine articles on: Ouagadougou  - 64 results

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Letter from Ouagadougou
Magazine article by William F.S. Miles; The Antioch Review, Vol. 64, Winter 2006
Letter from Ouagadougou. by William F.S. Miles...boys, my brothers and I had chosen Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, as the weirdest-sounding...usual emblem of the far out, for us Ouagadougou was by far the more intriguing. Perhaps...
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Culture Shock: Even Ouagadougou Cannot Escape the Lure of Bournemouth
Magazine article by Jon Snow; New Statesman, Vol. 128, October 4, 1999
Subjects: Television programs--Production and direction, Timbouctou, Mali--Description and travel
Culture shock: even Ouagadougou cannot escape the lure of Bournemouth...on at the On The Line office in Ouagadougou, I learn that the Millennium Commission...also a sharp reminder that even Ouagadougou cannot escape the lure of Bournemouth...
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From Ouagadougou to Cape Canaveral: Why the Bad News Doesn't Travel Up
Magazine article by Charles Peters; Washington Monthly, Vol. 18, April 1986
Subjects: Accidents--Investigations, Challenger (space shuttle)--Accidents, Government and the press--Public opinion, Space shuttles--Accidents, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Investigations, bureaucracy--Public opinion
From Ouagadougou to Cape Canaveral: Why the Bad News Doesnt Travel Up. by Charles...key to getting the real story about the Peace Corps. I had to go to Ouagadougou and talk to the volunteers at their sites before I could really know...
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Into Africa: To Timbuktu and Back
Magazine article by Rob Long; National Review, Vol. 59, March 5, 2007
Subjects: Africa--Social aspects, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso--Description and travel, Travel--Appreciation
...Rob Long FINDING your way around Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, should...driving through the night streets of Ouagadougou, looking for cold beer and live music...leads us again through the streets of Ouagadougou. We find music. Great, live, African...
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Africa's Cannes
Magazine article by Steven Williams; African Business, December 1996
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Description and travel
...largest festivals in Africa, including the Ouagadougou Film Festival. For a taste of Cannes...focus, the 10-day festival is held in Ouagadougou and includes increasing Third World...Dioulasso about 300km south west of Ouagadougou and is reputed to be one of the most...
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newspaper articles on: Ouagadougou  - 19 results

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International Action Needed Now; Soaring Food Prices and Shortages Imperil Millions
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 5, 2008
Subjects: Diet, Food--Prices and rates
...Imperil Millions. Byline: Ban Ki-moon, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Visiting a primary school under construction in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, I told the children how I grew up: no walls, just bare dirt to sit on. I told them how I knew...
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Global March for Equal Rights Begins on Women's Day
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2005
...the world. The world tour for a charter for equal rights gets underway in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will come to an end in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in October after passing through over 50 countries. The Womens Global Charter for Humanity was adopted by...
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aeI Was Just So Overwhelmed by the povertyAE
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), March 7, 2006
...WaterAids rope pump artisan, Martin, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Credit: WaterAid/Suzanne...a rural village and in the capital, Ouagadougou. There were four latrines in one school...a rural village and in the capital, Ouagadougou. There were four latrines in one school...
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Out-Foxxed
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 3, 2005
...short for the PanAfrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou - bought the rights to produce the novel "Gods Bits of Wood...products," Mr. Glover said while in Burkina Fasos capital, Ouagadougou, where the festival runs until Saturday. *Compiled by Scott...
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Football: Geremi's Shock at Allardyce Exit
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), January 10, 2008
...Allardyce appeared to lose faith in Geremi and instead handed the armband to fellow mdifielder Alan Smith. Geremi said today from Ouagadougou: "It is a big shock, but I am on international duty and do not know anything about this. "At the moment I cannot say too...
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encyclopedia articles on: Ouagadougou  - 4 results

 
 
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Ouagadougou
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
OUAGADOUGOU or Wagadugu both: wag doo goo, city (1991 est...administrative, communications, and economic center. Ouagadougou is also the trade and distribution center for an agricultural...Abidjan, Cote dIvoire, and road links with Niamey, Niger. Ouagadougou was founded in the late 11th cent. as the capital of...
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Burkina Faso
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Ghana, and Cote dIvoire in the south. Ouagadougou is the capital and largest city. In...good road network. A railroad runs from Ouagadougou to the seaport of Abidjan, Cote dIvoire...Faso, establishing the Mossi states of Ouagadougou, Yatenga, and Tengkodogo in the center...
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Wagadugu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
WAGADUGU see Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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CompaorÉ, Blaise
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
COMPAORE, BLAISE blaz compor ra, 1951 , Burkinabe military and political leader, president of Burkina Faso (1987 ), b. Ouagadougou. An army captain and minister of justice under President Thomas Sankara, he led the 1987 coup in which Sankara was killed...


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