Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2016.SYNOPSIS: Trade in bicycles and mopeds was brisk in Ouagadougou last week, despite the uncertainty caused by the drought that grips Upper Volta, creating immense economic and social problems. Upper Volta gained her independence from France in 1960. Although there is a bicycle assembly plant in Upper Volta, the country is essentially reliant on French imports. They are not only cheaper than cars but reflect the transportation customs of the French, who also use mopeds as a low-cost transport. Story Text: The streets of Ouagadougou, capital of Upper Volta, are thronged with bicycles and mopeds which provide the most popular forms of transport for the city's half million inhabitants.Ī bicycle costs about 12,000 francs CFA (GBP 24 pounds sterling) while a moped from the french manufacturers, Peugeot, costs around 38 thousand francs CFA (GBP 75 pounds sterling). Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta French: Haute Volta) is a landlocked country located in the middle of West Africa's 'hump.' The northern part lies geographically in the Sahel zone, the transition zone between the Sahara Desert in north and the tropical savanna in south.Reuters ID: LVA9UBOK68X64NC2CWEIELDEDG4J.SV Pan exterior bicycles outside shops (2 shots) The river is divided into three partsthe Black Volta, White Volta, and Red Volta, which. The name Upper Volta indicated that the country contains the upper part of the Volta River.

Top view zoom out from couple on moped to mass of parked bicycles & mopeds. Formerly Upper Volta (part of French West Africa 1896-1960), Burkina Faso is a small, poor, landlocked country with great linguistic and ethnic diversity. Under the direction of Sankara, the country changed its name on Augfrom the Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means 'the country of honorable people'. SV Children with bicycles & mopeds outside school. SV People on cycle and mopeds down Independence Avenue (2 shots) Title: UPPER VOLTA: MOPEDS AND BICYCLES BECOME THE MOST POPULAR FORMS OF TRANSPORT.

Upper volta country