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When Burkina Faso makes the headlines these days, it's usually because of turmoil or suffering - its jihadist insurgency, repeated military coups or grinding poverty. | News24_Business

But in one intriguing aspect, the landlocked Sahel country is at the forefront: its sole golf club is a pioneer in bringing water conservation to this thirstiest of sports.

Here, there are no greens but"browns" and the fairways comprise earth, stones and sinewy shrubs rather than manicured lawns.Players may well have to contend with a passing herd of goats, which can find themselves vulnerable if a wayward golfer hooks or slices a shot. Burkina Faso already suffers heavy water constraints and lies in a region where drought and desertification are likely to accelerate under climate change, researchers say.

Ouagadougou resident Nathanael Congo, a newcomer to golf, was looking for balls that he had shot off into the undergrowth.WATCH |"Most Burkinabe think that it's a sport that's reserved for a certain category of person," he said. Villagers whose land was taken over by the club found jobs tending the courses, then became caddies and, quite often, turned into exceptional golfers in their own right, Tapsoba said.

 

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