As of 2007, the World Bank estimated that 26 % of the Burkinabé population has access to financial services.

However his policies alienated and antagonised the vested interests of an array of groups, which included the small but powerful Burkinabé middle class, the tribal leaders whom he stripped of the long-held traditional right to forced labour and tribute payments, and the foreign financial interests in France and their ally the Ivory Coast.

Responsibility for the worsening of the situation is widely attributed to the Northern people, though the quality of life under Houphouët-Boigny was mainly due to the sponsoring through the " Françafrique " system ( designed to consolidate the influence of France in Africa ), and the economy worked mainly thanks to a low-paid Burkinabé working class and immigrants from Mali.

Moussa Boureïma Ouattara ( born 31 December 1981 in Bobo Dioulasso ) is a Burkinabé football player who currently plays for SV Schermbeck in the German NRW-Liga, the 5th tier of the German football league system.

Paramanga Ernest Yonli, also known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli ( born December 31, 1956 ), is a Burkinabé politician and diplomat who was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from November 7, 2000 to June 11, 2007.

The Italy-based Gabin Dabiré is a world musician who uses elements of traditional Burkinabé music in his work.

The djembe is a vital part of Burkinabé traditional music.

Idrissa Sanou ( born June 12, 1977 ) is a Burkinabé athlete specializing in the 100 metres.

Mohamed Kaboré ( born December 31, 1980 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ) is a Burkinabé football goalkeeper.

Patrick Zoundi ( born 19 July 1982 ) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays for 1.

Jean-Michel Liade Gnonka ( born July 20, 1980 in Ouagadougou ) is a Burkinabé football player who plays for Thai club Krabi.

Mahamoudou Kéré ( born 2 January 1982 in Ouagadougou ) is a Burkinabé football Central defender.

Beli Moumouni Dagano ( born 3 January 1981 ) is a Burkinabé footballer.

Abdoulaye Cissé ( born December 24, 1983 in Adzopé, Côte d ' Ivoire ) is a naturalized Burkinabé football striker, who plays for Zamalek SC that currently competes in the Egyptian Premier League.

Tanguy Sie Herman Barro ( born 13 September 1982 ) is a Burkinabé international football player.

Saïdou Madi Panandétiguiri ( born March 22, 1984 in Ouahigouya ) is a Burkinabé football player, he currently plays for Antwerp.

Roméo Bébé Kambou ( born July 1, 1982 in Peni-Houet ) is a Burkinabé football player, who is currently playing for FC Montceau Bourgogne.

Dieudonné " Dieudo " Minoungou ( born June 25, 1981 in Tenkodogo ) is a Burkinabé football player who, as of 2008, was playing for F. C.

Ousmane Traoré ( born March 6, 1977 in Ouagadougou ) is a Burkinabé footballer.

Abdoulaye Soulama ( born 29 November 1979 in Ouagadougou ) is a Burkinabé football player who currently plays for Asante Kotoko.

Amadou Tidiane Tall ( born 22 June 1975 in Kadiogo ) is a Burkinabé football player who plays for Etoile Filante Ouagadougou.

Mohamed Ali Diallo ( born May 5, 1978 ) is a Burkinabé football player who, as of 2004 was playing for ASFA Yennega.

Amara Ahmed Ouattara ( born October 21, 1983 in Bobo-Dioulasso ) is a Burkinabé footballer who currently plays for AS Cherbourg in France, as a midfielder.

Toussaint Natama ( born 31 October 1982 ) is a former Burkinabé international football player.

Daouda Compaoré ( born January 6, 1973 ) is a Burkinabé football player who currently plays for ASFA Yennega as a goalkeeper.

Kaboré was part of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Traoré was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

This population density, high for Africa, causes annual migrations of hundreds of thousands of Burkinabé to Côte d ' Ivoire and Ghana for seasonal agricultural work.

Since the 2002 civil war in Côte d ' Ivoire, relations between it and Burkina Faso have been filled with accusations of Burkinabé support for rebels on one side and claims of mistreatment of Burkinabé workers on the other .< ref > Blaise Campaoré :<< La crise ivoirienne inquiète le Burkina >>, Le Figaro, December 11, 2005 </ ref > Côte d ' Ivoire remains Burkina Faso's largest regional trading partner in spite of their disputes and tens of thousands of Burkinabés continue to work in the Ivory Coast.

For the Burkinabé political party, see Convergence for Social Democracy ( Burkina Faso ).

Zoundi was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Gnonka was part of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Panandétiguiri was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

About a third of Burkinabé adhere to traditional African religions.

Few Burkinabé have had formal education.

The Burkinabé government, in its telecommunications development strategy, has stated its aims to make telecommunications a universal service accessible to all.

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara ( December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987 ) was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, Pan-Africanist theorist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987.

* A person from Burkina Faso, or of Burkinabé descent.

According to critics of Ivorité, it was divisive, xenophobic, and intended to eliminate political competition from Ouattara — who was claimed to be the son of Burkinabé parents — but Bédié rejected this criticism.

Burkinabé traditional music, however, has continued to thrive in spite of the influx of popular styles, and the country's cultural, and musical, output remains quite diverse.

He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team.