Most of Burkina Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora.

[8] The northern regions are generally arid and usually have scrub land and semi-deserts.

The principal river is the Red Volta, that originates in the northern region and drains into Ghana.

The region is junction for many of the nation's roads and is the terminus of the only railway in the country.

The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 17.00 per cent.

There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies.

He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule.

[18] As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities.

If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for 3 years, the autonomy is taken off.

The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens.