Csinburkinafaso.com
Title
Cathy Seeley, Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina Faso
Description
Below is some general information about Burkina Faso and my Peace Corps experience, with links to other parts of this website and to additional related websites.
Teachers and students: notice the student activities scattered throughout the sections below. These link to questions and activities on the Student Activities page.
Burkina Faso, like many countries in Africa, was colonized by a European nation, in this case, France. As a result, the national language is French. However, before French colonization there were more than 50 languages spoken by the different ethnic groups living in the area. In establishing boundaries of the French, British, Belgian, and other European colonies (countries) of Africa, the existing geographic areas of the various ethnic groups were not taken into consideration. So, many languages are spoken throughout West Africa, and many groups live across a country's border from others in their same ethnic group. The 50+ local languages in Burkina Faso continue to be spoken by its citizens.
