Copper is used in a wide range of products due to its excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, good strength, good formability and resistance to corrosion. Pipe and pipe fittings are commonly manufactured from these metals due to their corrosion resistance.
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 south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Cote cÃ´te'D ivoire to the south. west
What was burkina faso called before? the area used to be called Upper Volta. It was renamed on 4th August 1984 by President Sankara to mean the \\'land of upright people\\'. Burkina meaning \\'men of integrity\\'â¦ and Faso meaning \\'Fathers House\\'. A mixture of the More and the Dioula languages  .