Gao–Guenie is a H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite that fell on Burkina Faso, West Africa, on March 5, 1960.

The fall was composed of many fragments and it is one of the largest observed meteorite showers in Africa to date.

The meteorites formerly known as Gao and Guenie in 1999 were officially paired and they name fused into the collective name Gao–Guenie.

[1] Gao–Guenie meteorites fell in Burkina Faso on March 5, 1960 at 17:00 (local time).

After three separate detonations, several thousands of stones rained down over an area of about 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi).