Burkina Faso is situated in West Africa. The landlocked nation is bordered by Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. The country was formerly known as Upper Volta, which was renamed as Burkina Faso in 1984 by President Thomas Sankara. Ouagadougou (12 22 N, 1 31 W) ..