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Downtown Ouagadougou
© Anthony Ham
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Kibidwe district (old part of town), Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet
© Ariadne Van Zandbergen
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Bargaining over bovines at cattle market
© Jane Sweeney
Burkina Faso: Overview
Burkina Faso consistently produces silk purses from sows' ears; they come from one of the poorest countries in the world, but they are renowned for their don't-worry-be-happy optimism and have managed to fashion a beautiful and culturally sophisticated country out of the little resources they do have.
