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University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, June 1998 Photo ©1998 by L. Lee McIntyre |
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University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, June 1998 Photo ©1998 by L. Lee McIntyre |
In an effort to break the grip of the old colonial powers on education in Africa, many countries built new universities where their best students are trained, rather than sending them to Paris or London. This large, elaborate building is part of the arts and humanities complex at the University of Ouagadougou, in the capital of Burkina Faso.