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Burkina Faso
	; Burkina Faso: World Factbook, 2009
Area	274,200 sq km
Population	15,746,232 (July 2009)
Languages	French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Religions	Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Ethnicity	Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)
Groups Associated with MWC	1 (2006)
Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches	500 (2006)

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Burkina Faso is a country in west Africa with a population of 15,746,232 (July 2009 estimate).^[1] It is bordered by Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, and Togo.^[1] In 2006 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 500 total members.^[2]

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Anabaptist-Related Groups

In 2006 there was one Anabaptist-related group officially associated with MWC in Burkina Faso:

Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Archive

Sermons at the Ouagadougou congregation of the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Burkina Faso recorded by Bruce Yoder

Sélections des archives de la Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission (AIMM) en lien avec son travail au Burkina Faso

Annotated Bibliography

External Links

Burkina Faso on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Burkina Faso," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 August 2009).

[cia-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Burkina Faso," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html (accessed 7 August 2009).

[mwc-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 August 2009).

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 ==External Links==
 [http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B8522.html Burkina Faso] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)''
-[https://gameo.org/index.php?search=%C3%89glise+%C3%89vang%C3%A9lique+Mennonite+du+Burkina+Faso&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1 Profiles of EEMBF congregations, biographies of EEMBF individuals] ''on GAMEO.''
-''Check out the stories of:''
-* [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Traor%C3%A9,_Kassil%C3%A9_Abdoulaye_(ca._1936-2017) ''Kassilé Traoré (EN)''] [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Traor%C3%A9,_Kassil%C3%A9_Abdoulaye_(ca._1936-2017)(FR) ''(FR)'']
-* [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Coulibaly,_Massi%C3%A9_C%C3%A9cile_(1970-2021) ''Coulibaly Cécile (EN)''] [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Coulibaly,_Massi%C3%A9_C%C3%A9cile_(1970-2021)(FR) ''(FR)'']
-* [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Traor%C3%A9,_Ti%C3%A9ba_(1958-1994) ''Tiéba Traoré (EN)''] [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Traor%C3%A9,_Ti%C3%A9ba_(1958-1994)_(FR) ''(FR)'']
-* [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=%C3%89glise_%C3%A9vang%C3%A9lique_mennonite_d%E2%80%99Orodara_(K%C3%A9n%C3%A9dougou,_Burkina_Faso) ''Église évangélique mennonite d'Orodara (EN)''] [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=%C3%89glise_%C3%A9vang%C3%A9lique_mennonite_d%E2%80%99Orodara_(K%C3%A9n%C3%A9dougou,_Burkina_Faso)(FR) ''(FR)'']
-[https://dacb.org/sort/stories/burkina-faso/ Biographies of Mennonites in Burkina Faso on the Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB)] ''(Search for Mennonites)''
-[https://www.mennonitemission.net/Impact/locations/africa/Burkina%20Faso= Mennonite Mission Network Website for Burkina Faso]
-[https://www.aimmint.org/africa-journal.html Africa Journal:] '' A biannual, bilingual (French-English) magazine featuring stories of African Mennonites in ministry partnership with African Inter-Mennonite Mission''
-[https://archive.org/details/africaintermennonitemission?tab=collection Issues of Congo Missionary Messenger and AIMM Messenger, 1929-2004]
-[https://mwc-cmm.org/fr/group-stories/3616 RMF articles (French only)] ''Articles du Réseau mennonite francophone (RMF) de la Conférence mennonite mondiale, dont plusieurs portent sur les églises mennonites au Burkina Faso''
-[https://www.editions-mennonites.fr/?s=burkina ''Éditions Mennonites'' blog posts (French only)] ''Blog des Éditions Mennonites. Recherchez "Burkina" pour trouver des articles écrits par des mennonites vivant dans ou ayant visité ce pays.''
 ==Citations==

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: World Factbook, 2009^[1]
Area	274,200 sq km
Population	15,746,232 (July 2009)
Languages	French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Religions	Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Ethnicity	Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)^[1]
Groups Associated with MWC	1 (2006)^[2]
Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches	500 (2006)^[2]