Ouaga Street Scene

Serendipity

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February 24th 2007
Come our first morning in Ouaga, the hustle and bustle outside the window in the shower stall lured us out. What a transformation from the night before! The streets were FILLED with mopeds, many of which, I was happy to see, were driven by women. Some even with babies wrapped on their backs, no helmets in sight (contrary to America where you have to put helmets on children everywhere but in t ... 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