Da can wata al'umma daga mutane da ake kira dogon mutanensa suka zauna a burkina faso. A cikin nasara tafiyarki mutanensa, faransa mutanensa ya mulkin mallaka mutanensa masu mulkin burkina faso. Bayan Yakin duniya II na tafiyarki mutanensa, ƙasar ta yi kira bisa kogin volta. A 1960, bisa kogin volta ta qqyantacciyar daga Faransa. A 1984, sunansa an sake zuwa burkina faso.