History of Burkina Faso “Land of the upright”

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in the West African region. It is surrounded by Benin Republic to the southeast, Togo to the southeast, Mali to the north and west; Niger to the east; Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. The country's 2019 population estimate by the United Nations was 20 million. Its official language is French while the Mossi  language is a lingua franca in the country. There are about 60 indigenous languages spoken in Burkina Faso. There are two major West African ethnic groups in the country—the Voltaic and the Mande. The Voltaic Mossi make up about half of the general population. Islam is the most widely practiced religion in the country with about 60% of the population being Muslims.
Christians make up about 23% while 15% practice traditional indigenous beliefs like the Dogon religion. A small percentage consider themselves irreligious. From the medieval period until the late 19th century, present day Burkina Faso was ruled by the empire-building Mossi people. For several centuries, Mossi peasants were both farmers and soldiers and defended their territory and religious beliefs against attempts by their Muslim neighbours to the northeast  to conquer and convert them. Starting from the early 1890s, British, German and French military officers made efforts  to claim parts of what is today Burkina Faso.

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