Frank George Valoczy wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
>
>> Ouagadougou is the capital of Cameroun (at least when written with the
French
>> orthography), former Haute-Volta. I still remember it because such a name
sound
>> so silly in a French ear that it's unforgettable :)) .
>
>I found it on a globe when I was 6 or 7 and found the name hilarious.
>
>BTW Haute-Volta is now called Burkina Faso, it was part of French West
>Africa.
>
This is getting confusing. I agree with Burkina Faso, which I think used to
be Mali???, which used to be part of FWA.....?