Kouka (also, Kuko, Kouko, and Kouba) is a town located in the province of
Banwa
Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2019 it had a population of 345,749.
Education
In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.
Healt ...
in
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 ...
. The
Bobo-Oule-inhabited town was besieged for 3 months by Ousman-Oule, grandson of
Sekou Watara
Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the Fula language. It is equivalent to the Arabic ''Sheikh''. People with this name include:
People
* Sekou (singer), British singer
Given name
* Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sé ...
, and incorporated into the
Kong Empire
The Kong Empire (1710–1898), also known as the Wattara Empire or Ouattara Empire for its founder Seku Watara, was a pre-colonial state centered in what is now northeastern Ivory Coast that also encompassed much of present-day Burkina Faso a ...
in the early 18th century.
References
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Populated places in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Banwa Province