Marché Rood woko
The Marché Rood-Woko is a large, partially covered market in the center of Ouagadougou , the capital of the West African state of Burkina Faso . It is one of the largest markets in West Africa and was built between 1985 and 1989. The market building is centrally located in the city center, in Secteur 1 of the Baskuy district .
In May 2003 the market was almost completely destroyed by fire. The conversion and renovation measures began on June 17, 2006 with the demolition of the parts of the building affected by the accident. France - through the Agence française de développement (AFD) - contributed around € 4.6 million to the reconstruction, which began in 2007. On April 16, 2009 the new store was officially opened.
The time that has passed since the accident, the city administration's information policy, which was judged to be inadequate, and the planned duration of the construction work are the reasons for the dissatisfaction of the affected dealers, some of whom have joined together in organizations such as the Association des commerçants du marché Rood-Woko (ACOMA) .
The interior of the brick building was characterized by a dense crowd and a large number of small shops selling local products, imported goods and groceries.
It is assumed that the origins of the market go back to the time before the Mossi colonization around the 15th century, but at that time in the Dassasgho district . When the Moogho Naba Zombré declared Ouagadougou the capital of the Mossi Empire, the market was relocated because it was too far from his palace. It was rebuilt on the site of today's place de la Nation and was given the name rood-woko , which means "permanent market"; in contrast to the other markets that were held every three days. In 1896, when the French Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine conquered Ouagadougou, its boss was killed in fighting on the market. According to the tradition that the market has to move when someone dies there, a new place for the market had to be found. The Marché Rood-Woko was located near today's stade Municipal until the colonial administration relocated it to today's place de la Nation and finally to its current location in 1925. In 1985, construction work finally began on the new market building, which opened in 1989.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. lefaso.net , January 31, 2007
- ↑ [1] lefaso.net , January 31, 2007
Coordinates: 12 ° 22 ′ 6.1 ″ N , 1 ° 31 ′ 24.5 ″ W.