Bobo Dioulasso railway station | Burkina Faso

Postcard

The postcard shows the train station in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest city in Burkina Faso with a population of about 540,000.

 

SITARAIL on top of the building is short for Société Internationale de Transport Africain par rail.

Stamp

The coat of arms of Burkina Faso. A shield based on the national flag. Above the shield the name of the country is shown, while below it is the national motto, Unité, Progrès, Justice.

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A Postcard from Burkina Faso

Postcard

Burkina Faso is a is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest. The country's capital is Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Upper Volta was renamed Burkina Faso in 1984.

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(left) The "Pics de Sindou", a sandstone formation outside of Sindou.

(right) “Séance de don de sang” (blood-donation)

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