The Kosyam Palace is the
official residence
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of the president of
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 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 ...
. It is located in
Ouaga 2000
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 ...
, an upper-middle-class neighborhood in southeastern
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 ...
.
It was dedicated in 2005.
The architect behind its construction is Michel I. Tshibuabua. He was a Congolese pan-Africanist architect that have established many structures on the continent, especially in Gabon where he started his career under President Omar Bongo
References
Buildings and structures in Ouagadougou
Buildings and structures completed in 2005
Presidential residences
2005 establishments in Burkina Faso
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