Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso, also known by its short-form name Burkina, 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. Its size is 274,000 km² with an estimated population of more than 13,200,000.

Places, projects and networks
Burkina Faso's capital is Ouagadougou.

2009 SEED Award Winners
"Nafore & Afrisolar energy kiosks". A small business and international NGOs are cooperating to provide sustainable energy supply to poor communities by expanding the use of "Nafore", a PV-based telephone charger, powered 100% on solar energy.

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Biodiversity

Burkina Faso's fauna and flora are protected in two national parks and several reserves, see.

Food

Related topics

 * Food security
 * Participatory budgeting
 * Sustainable Community Action:Content in French