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Ray Lowry wrote a new positive review of Burkina Faso.

about 5 days and 5 hrs ago

"The name means "Land of hard working people," and that description is accurate. This is a wonderful little country whose people are hones..."

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Caroline Baly wrote a new positive review of Burkina Faso.

about 1 week and 18 hrs ago

"1 année d'échange et une experience unique! un pays pleins de surprises!!"

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Ron Himmelreich wrote a new positive review of Burkina Faso.

about 2 weeks and 15 hrs ago

"Primitive but the people of the country are awesome."

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Robert H. Mcnair Iii wrote a new positive review of Burkina Faso.

about 2 weeks and 16 hrs ago

"Love this place, the people are the beauty here I would even consider Expat here for that reason how ever no Best Buy, Wally world or gun..."

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Urs Lehmann wrote a new positive review of Burkina Faso.

about 2 weeks and 2 days ago

"i visited my oncle a missionary man,
it was very very special"

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Jefte De Bruin wrote a new positive review of Burkina Faso.

about 2 weeks and 2 days ago

"Hot country, with long never winding roads into the back country. Nice, friendly people."

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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. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup +show all