Ouagadougou

Kadiogo · Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Photo: The black photographer, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to February; FESPACO runs in odd-numbered years
Budget
$
Coordinates
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Burkina Faso's easy-going capital is the cultural engine of the Sahel, hosting FESPACO, Africa's largest film festival, and a huge craft market. Moped-filled boulevards, live-music courtyards and the bronze workshops of the artisan village fill its days.

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