OUAGADOUGOU

HOT AND DUSTY OUAGADOUGOU

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December 28th 2007
From bush camp we drove ' hours to the capital city of Ouagadougou, bustling and hot, we are staying at the OK Inn and it is fab with a swimming pool and great meal, I immediately oredered steak. This is our cook groups turn so after having a great time at the pool off to shop at the Marina market; when we got back most of the people that stayed in the restaurant since lunch are plastered; we prep ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso » Centre » Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res... ... read more