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The first VN Mosque in Burkina Faso

In 2006, the Boly family of Kagalé and Ougadougou, and the AVN builder Ouédraogo Saïdou and his team, built the first VN mosque in Burkina Faso. We would like to thank our engineer colleague Urs Wyss for his plans, advice, and site visits.