🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
Music-driven and friendly, Burkina Faso hosts West Africa's biggest arts festival; getting around takes time and a tolerant attitude.
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso at a glance
Music-driven and friendly, Burkina Faso hosts West Africa's biggest arts festival; getting around takes time and a tolerant attitude.
Who it suits
Festival-goers keen on West African culture and music.
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What the season feels like
November–February is dry and cooler; March–May turns extremely hot before the rains arrive.
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What Burkina Faso is known for
- FESPACO film festival in Ouagadougou
- Bobo-Dioulasso's Great Mosque
- Loropéni's stone ruins
- Arly reserve wildlife
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