"The country of free men" is known to the world as Burkina Faso. It is a small nation, about the size of Colorado, located in the north-western region of Africa. It is surrounded on all sides sharing boarders with six neighboring countries including: Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Niger. The history of this area has roots with the indiginous people who lived here. The course of their way of life would be disrupted for decades which would leave a scar for more years to come. "Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Burkina Faso was dominated by the empire-building Mossi. The French arrived and claimed the area in 1896(1). The colonizers would occupy the Mossi land for over 60 years. Today, though the country is very poor the government has remained relatively stable in a region of the continent which is hit by frequent instability. Also, the government “is attempting to improve the economy by developing its mineral resources, particularly gold, improving its infrastructure, making its agricultural and livestock sectors more productive and competitive, and stabilizing the supplies and prices of food grains” (2).
1. http://globaledge.msu.edu/Countries/Burkina-Faso/history 3 April 2012
2. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2834.htm. 3 April 2012
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