Burkina Faso, (formerly Upper Volta), is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest. Other countries of West Africa Benin Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Ghana Cameroon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo South Sudan Popular activities in Burkina Faso