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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of 274,200 km2 (105,900 sq mi),bordered by Mali to the northwest,Niger to the northeast,Benin to the southeast,Togo and Ghana to the south,and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984),it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabè,and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou.
The Politics of Burkina Faso takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic,whereby the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is the head of government,and of a multi-party system. The President of Burkina Faso is the head of state. Executive power is exercised by both the President and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The party system was dominated by the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) until the 2014 Burkinabéuprising. Since then,the CDP has lost influence. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Burkina Faso a "hybrid regime" in 2019.
Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union,African and certain Asian countries. France,the former colonial power,in particular,continues to provide significant aid and supports Compaoré's developing role as a regional powerbroker.
Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabéformer politician who was president of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014. He was a top associate of President Thomas Sankara during the 1980s,and in October 1987,he led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed. Subsequently,he introduced a policy of "rectification",overturning the leftist and Third Worldist policies pursued by Sankara. He won elections in 1991,1998,2005,and 2010 in what were considered unfair circumstances. His attempt to amend the constitution to extend his 27-year term caused the 2014 Burkinabéuprising. On 31 October 2014,Compaoréresigned,whereupon he fled to the Ivory Coast.
Michel Kafando is a Burkinabédiplomat who served as the transitional President of Burkina Faso from 2014 to 2015. He served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1983 and was the Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of Burkina Faso to the United Nations from 1998 to 2011.
Relations between Burkina Faso and the United States are good but subject to strains in the past because of the Compaorégovernment's past involvement in arms trading and other sanctions-breaking activity.
The Embassy of Burkina Faso in Washington,D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Burkina Faso to the United States. It is located at 2340 Massachusetts Avenue,Northwest,Washington,D.C.,in the Embassy Row neighborhood.
The Burkina Faso national basketball team is the national basketball team of Burkina Faso,governed by the Fédération Burkinabe de Basketball.
Burkina Faso–Canada relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between the two countries,Burkina Faso and Canada. Canada and Burkina Faso established diplomatic relations in 1962. Canada and Burkina Faso share French as a common language and work together on regional and multilateral issues.
Burkina Faso–Libya relations refers to the current and historical relationship between State of Libya and the Republic of Burkina Faso. Libya maintains an embassy in the Burkinabécapital of Ouagadougou,and Burkina Faso one in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
Moussa Nébié is a Burkinabédiplomat who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso from July 2015 to January 2016.
The 2015 Burkina Faso coup d'état was a failed coup d'état launched on 16 September 2015 in Burkina Faso,when members of the Regiment of Presidential Security (RSP) –a controversial autonomous military unit,formed under President Blaise Compaoré–detained the country's government. Among those detained were the transitional President Michel Kafando,Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida,and numerous members of the cabinet. This transitional government was formed in the wake of the 2014 Burkinabéuprising,when a popular movement overthrew the long-time president Compaoré,who himself had come to power in a 1987 coup against the left-wing leader Thomas Sankara. New general elections were planned for 11 October 2015.
Burkina Faso–India relations refers to the international relations that exist between Burkina Faso and India. Burkina Faso maintains an embassy in New Delhi. India maintained an embassy in Ouagadougou from November 1996 until its closure in July 2002. Currently,India maintains an honorary consulate in Ouagadougou,which functions under the jurisdiction of the High Commission of India in Accra,Ghana.
Bilateral relations exist between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Burkina Faso in the diplomatic,cultural,socio-economic and other spheres. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Burkina Faso has a non resident embassy in Ankara.
Burkina Faso–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Burkina Faso and Turkey. Turkey and Burkina Faso enjoy strong and friendly bilateral relations. Bilateral relations gained momentum after the opening of the Turkish Embassy in Ouagadougou and the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Ankara in 2012 and in 2014 respectively.
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