Burkina Faso
… Ivory Coast to the south. Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta, was once part of French West Africa since … and 13th century. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. These kingdoms … rights. A former French colony , it gained independence as Upper Volta in 1960. In 1983, Captain Thomas Sankara …