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Ouagadougou city overview
Ouagadougou is a city in Burkina Faso shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forOuagadougou, Capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou planning base 3, Ouagadougou planning base 4
RegionBurkina FasoBurkina Faso
Time zoneAfrica/Ouagadougoulocal time
Founded176historical origin
City history
28 people were killed, and at least 56 wounded; after a government counterattack, a total of 176 hostages were released the morning after the initial attack.
Foundation and regional importance Ouagadougou was founded possibly as early as 1050 by the Soninke Wangara diaspora from the Ghana Empire, also known as Wagadu.
The eponymous Wagadugu Kingdom was founded in the 15th century, which became the main center of the Mossi States around 1495.
On 5 September 1896 French forces entered Ouagadougou and burned the city to the ground.
In 1919 the colonial administration made Ouagadougou the capital of the Upper Volta territory, extensively rebuilding the town.
In 1954 the railroad line from Ivory Coast reached the city, spurring massive population growth. Independence On 15 January 2016, gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked central Ouagadougou at the Cappuccino restaurant and the.
The jihadist insurgency continued with major attacks in 2017 and 2018.
The Mossi people, moving north in the 14th century, conquered Wagadugu around the same time they raided Walata, contributing to the decline of the Mali Empire.
The 10th Moro Naba, Nyadfo, was the first Moro-Naba to live at Ouagadougou, in the middle of the 17th century.
According to legend, the city was taken by Oubri, a grandson of Ouedraogo.
It became the permanent capital under the 21st Moro Naba, Zombre, a century later.
The Moro-Naba Ceremony is still performed every Friday by the Moro-Naba and his court.
The 24th Moro Naba, Doulougou, built the first mosque in Ouagadougou early in the nineteenth century.
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Ouagadougou
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Capital of Burkina Faso
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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