Discover the Unexplored: 6 Fascinating and Unique Facts About Burkina Faso

1. Land of Honest Fashionistas

In a land where integrity is the backbone of its fabulously fashionable people, donning their stylish faso dan fani, and putting the 'honest' in 'honestly, that outfit is amazing': Burkina Faso literally means "the land of upright people" or "the land of honest people", as named by President Thomas Sankara in 1984. No stranger to a cloak and veil switcheroo, the country used to be known as Upper Volta, and its people are proudly called Burkinabé.
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2. Acrobatic Warba Dance

Shake it like a polaroid picture – or not quite: Burkina Faso's Warba dance, traditionally performed during significant events, boasts over 30 acrobatic and energetic moves without a single hip "conversation," but with swanky flared skirts, braided cotton, and leather and ceramic shell ornaments instead.
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3. Female Comedians Breaking Barriers

Who said laughter is a man's job? In Burkina Faso, the ladies are proving that humor knows no gender bounds: A growing comedy scene focused on promoting gender equality shines a spotlight on talented female comedians, like the internationally acclaimed Roukiata Ouedraogo and other locally popular laugh-inducing women.
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4. Village Women's Beer Pubs

When Girl's Night Out goes traditional West African style: Burkina Faso's village women create an iconic beer called Dolo using malted millet, and open their homes as 'pubs' once a week to sell the unique brew that's deeply tied to their culture and social events.
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5. Dumbo's West African Family Reunion

When Dumbo goes on vacation, he loves to "hang" with his cousins at their massive family reunion: Burkina Faso hosts the largest elephant reserve in West Africa, boasting over 19,000 square miles of protected land with diverse wildlife such as lions, leopards, and baboons.
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6. Honesty in the Country Name

In a world of deceptive appearances, let's give it up for a country that takes honesty to heart, or in this case, puts it right in the name: Burkina Faso, which changed its moniker from Upper Volta in 1984, chose the title to translate as "land of honest men".
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