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Ouagadougou
Stop in Ouagadougou.
Best layover: 4–12hculturehistoryart
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Places to stay
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30- 01Musée National du Burkina Faso on Avenue de la Nation
- 02Grand Marché de Rood Woko in central Ouagadougou
- 03Moro-Naba Palace ceremonial grounds
- 04FESPACO film festival venues around the city center
- 05Laongo Granite Sculpture Symposium outdoor park
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