TRADE IN WEST AFRICA: THE TOWN OF FADA N’GOURMA

ECHANGES COMMERCIAUX EN AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST: LA VILLE DE FADA N’GOURMA

Issaka Dahani () and Georges Compaore ()
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Issaka Dahani: UJZK - Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo de Ouagadougou = University of Ouagadougou

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Abstract: TRADE IN WEST AFRICA: THE TOWN OF FADA N'GOURMA Abstract: The urban agglomeration of Fada N'Gourma in the eastern region of Burkina Faso is located at the crossroads of several countries in West Africa. It covers an area of 350 km², with a population of approximately 66,173 inhabitants in 2019 (INSD-Est, 1996-2006. p. 222; Projection I. DAHANI, 2020). This city hosted its first market between 1395 to 1439. The people who lived there carried out trade which was subsequently connected with those of West Africa. This market later became the main one in the city. The commercial exchanges of the pre-colonial period and the marketing circuits that were built in West Africa, allowed Fada N'Gourma to become a transit hub. The present survey is essentially built on field research by collecting primary data. It aims to present the city of Fada N'Gourma in the trade in West Africa of the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods. Thus, an examination of trade in West Africa shows that this city is mainly a transit point for trade in West Africa from the pre-colonial period to the post-colonial period.

Keywords: Fada N’Gourma; market; trade; West Africa; marché; échanges commerciaux; Afrique de l’Ouest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-12-20
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Published in Geovision, inPress, N° 003_Volume 1 _ Décembre 2020, Volume 1 (N° 003), pp.367-377

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