''Djibo'' is a town in northern
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
and the
capital city
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city ...
of
Soum Province
Soum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.
Its capital is Djibo.
Departments
Soum is divided into 9 departments:
See also
*Regions of Burkina Faso
*Provinces of Burkina Faso
*Departments of Burkina Faso
The ...
. It is situated north of
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...
and from the frontier with
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
. It was founded in the 16th century and became the capital of
Djilgodji, before becoming dominated by the
Messina Empire in the 19th century. It is known for its animal market. The main ethnic group is the
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
.
The spillway of
Djibo Dam
''Djibo'' is a town in northern Burkina Faso and the capital city of Soum Province. It is situated north of Ouagadougou and from the frontier with Mali. It was founded in the 16th century and became the capital of Djilgodji, before becoming do ...
was the scene of a potentially catastrophic accident involving a cyanide-laden truck en route to the nearby Inata gold mine on the 29th of July 2011.
Africanews
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reported on 4 March 2022 that a humanitarian crisis was unfolding in the city as it was
laid siege to by
jihadist forces.
History
References
External links
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Populated places in the Sahel Region
Massina Empire
Soum Province
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