Foundation and regional importance Ouagadougou was founded possibly as early as 1050 by the
Soninke Wangara diaspora from the
Ghana Empire, also known as Wagadu. The name
Wagadugu means 'home of the Wagu', the Soninke subgroup that ruled Ghana.
Ouagadougou is a
Francophone spelling of this name. The
Mossi people, moving north in the 14th century, conquered Wagadugu around the same time they raided
Walata, contributing to the decline of the
Mali Empire. According to legend, the city was taken by Oubri, a grandson of
Ouedraogo. The eponymous Wagadugu Kingdom was founded in the 15th century, which became the main center of the
Mossi States around 1495. The 10th Moro Naba, Nyadfo, was the first
Moro-Naba to live at Ouagadougou, in the middle of the 17th century. It became the permanent capital under the 21st Moro Naba, Zombre, a century later. The
Moro-Naba Ceremony is still performed every Friday by the Moro-Naba and his court. The 24th Moro Naba, Doulougou, built the first mosque in Ouagadougou early in the nineteenth century. and at least 56 wounded; after a government counterattack, a total of 176
hostages were released the morning after the initial attack. Three of the perpetrators were also killed. The
jihadist insurgency continued with major attacks
in 2017 and
2018. ==Climate==