BURKINA FASO

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Burkina Faso’s army said it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country’s borders.

Burkina Faso

Location: Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.
Burkina Faso lies mostly between latitudes 9° and 15° N (a small area is north of 15°), and longitudes 6° W and 3° E.
Borders: It is 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.
Rivers crossing it: three rivers cross it: the Black Volta, the White Volta and the Red Volta.
The basin of the Niger River also drains 27% of the country's surface.
Principle lakes –Tingrela, Bam, and Dem.
Eco regions: Sahelian Acacia savanna and West Sudanian savanna.
Climate: Tropical climate with two very distinct seasons-Rainy and Dry.
Local wind: In the dry season, the harmattan – a hot dry wind from the Sahara – blows.
Climatic zones: the Sahel, the Sudan-Sahel, and the Sudan-Guinea.