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Sanmatenga Province
Sanmatenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region. Its capital is Kaya, Burkina Faso, Kaya. Departments Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments: * Barsalogho Department * Boussouma Department, Sanmatenga, Boussouma Department * Dablo Department * Kaya Department * Korsimoro Department * Mané Department * Namissiguima Department, Sanmatenga, Namissiguima Department * Pensa Department * Pibaoré Department * Pissila Department * Ziga Department See also * Departments of Burkina Faso * Regions of Burkina Faso * Provinces of Burkina Faso * September 2019 Sanmatenga attacks *2024 Barsalogho attack References Sanmatenga Province, Provinces of Burkina Faso {{Sanmatenga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namissiguima Department, Sanmatenga
Namissiguima is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... Its capital lies at the town of Namissiguima. Towns and villages References Departments of Burkina Faso Sanmatenga Province {{Sanmatenga-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Barsalogho Attack
On 24 August 2024, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) killed over 600 civilians digging trenches for the Burkinabe government around the town of Barsalogho, Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso. The massacre is the deadliest in Burkinabe history, and the deadliest attack in the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso. Background Much of northern and eastern Burkina Faso has been the frontline of an insurgency waged by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara since 2015, with these groups intensifying their attacks on civilians seen as sympathetic to the government since 2019. Within Burkina Faso, ISGS is predominantly active in the tri-border area between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Since the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état that saw Ibrahim Traoré rise to power, the Burkinabe government and VDP auxiliaries have conducted massacres against civilian areas that have killed hundreds of civilians. By August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 2019 Sanmatenga Attacks
The Sanmatenga attacks occurred on 8 September 2019 in the Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso. In the Barsalogho Department a vehicle transporting people and goods, that was returning from a market, drove over an improvised explosive device (IED). 15 passengers were killed and six were injured in the IED attack. Most of the victims were traders. Meanwhile, around 50 km to the east, a convoy with vans carrying provisions for people displaced by fighting was attacked by gunmen. In this attack, 14 people were killed. It is unknown who carried out this attacks. Background In the aftermath of the 2011 Libyan Civil War, militant attacks have increased due to a large influx of weapons and fighters into the region. Neighbouring Mali faced conflict in Azawad that threatened to split the country. Burkina Faso also faced an uprising in 2014 leading to the downfall of President Blaise Compaoré later that year. Burkina Faso is a member of the Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 Departments of Burkina Faso, departments or communes. List of provinces by region Here is a list of the provinces, with their capitals in parentheses: Central Burkina Faso Centre Region (Burkina Faso), Centre Region * Kadiogo Province, Kadiogo (Ouagadougou) (#14 in map) Centre-Nord Region * Bam Province, Bam (Kongoussi) (#2 in map) * Namentenga Province, Namentenga (Boulsa) (#26 in map) * Sanmatenga Province, Sanmatenga (Kaya, Burkina Faso, Kaya) (#34 in map) Centre-Sud Region * Bazèga Province, Bazèga (Kombissiri) (#4 in map) * Nahouri Province, Nahouri (Pô) (#25 in map) * Zoundwéogo Province, Zoundwéogo (Manga, Burkina Faso, Manga) (#45 in map) Plateau-Central Region * Ganzourgou Province, Ganzourgou (Zorgho) (#9 in map) * Kourwéogo Province, Kourwéogo (Boussé) (#21 in map) * Oubritenga Province, Oubritenga (Ziniaré) (#29 in map) East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments (as of 2014 and since local elections of 2012), whose urbanized areas (cities, towns and villages) are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department. The department also covers rural areas (including national natural parks) that are not governed locally by the elected municipal council of the commune (presided by its mayor, with representants elected for each village or urban sector), but by the state represented at departmental level by a prefect (supervized by the haut-commissaire of its province, themself assisted by a general secretary and acting under the hierarchic authority the governor of its region, all of them being nominated by the national government). Status of communes The 351 communes (municipalities) created for each one of these departments have three kinds of status : * 49 urban communes are grouping their main city/town (subdivided into urban sectors) and all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziga Department
Ziga is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... Its capital lies at the town of Ziga. Towns and villages References Departments of Burkina Faso Sanmatenga Province {{Sanmatenga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pissila Department
Pissila is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... Its capital lies at the town of Pissila. Towns and villages References Departments of Burkina Faso Sanmatenga Province {{Sanmatenga-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pibaoré Department
Pibaoré is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... Its capital lies at the town of Pibaoré. Towns and villages Toprenka and Cotolang are the joint regency squares, the twin sister cities that together govern the Borbinka Subprovince. The village of Inalomb is the old capitol, founded in 1765, and functioning as the center of government until 1813, following the Toprenka Supremacy agreement, co-signed by Cotolong.References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pensa Department
Pensa is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... Its capital lies at the town of Pensa. Towns and villages References Departments of Burkina Faso Sanmatenga Province {{Sanmatenga-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mané Department
Mane is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... Its capital lies at the town of Mané. Towns and villages References Departments of Burkina Faso Sanmatenga Province {{Sanmatenga-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Burkina Faso
Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of these, according to their individual articles, were implemented on 2 July 2001. Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a governor. These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes. See also *List of regions of Burkina Faso by Human Development Index *Provinces of Burkina Faso *Departments of Burkina Faso, Departments/Communes of Burkina Faso *Geography of Burkina Faso *ISO 3166-2:BF References See also Regions of Burkina Faso at Statoids.com {{Burkina Faso topics Regions of Burkina Faso, Subdivisions of Burkina Faso Lists of administrative divisions, Burkina Faso, Regions Administrative divisions in Africa, Burkina Faso 1 First-level administrative divisions by country, Regions, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
