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Burkina Faso lies in West–Africa . The neighboring countries are Niger and Mali in the North, Mali in the West, Côte d' Ivore, Ghana, Togo and Benin in the South and Niger in the East.

NEEED works in the province called Yatenga which lies in the North of Burkina Faso. The capital city is Ouahigouya. The province is home to about 440, 000 people of which 52, 000 live in the capital city.