Bankuy

Bankuy is an older name associated with Dédougou, in the country of the Bwaba near the great bend of the Mouhoun. The name is explained as the village of the woods. Farming communities occupy the surrounding savanna, and villages along the river share traditions of local authority and ritual. The Mouhoun, known farther downstream as the Black Volta, curves through the region and provides a continuous watercourse through a landscape of marked wet and dry seasons.