SAHEL: Sahel climate change diary - Jan Egeland
2008-06-07 17:00:00 Source: IRIN NEWS SAHEL: Sahel climate change diary - Day 1 OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - There’s a very academic discussion happening in Europe right now still asking “is the climate already changing” and “is climate change noticeable today”. Here in Burkina Faso that debate is not happening, because the effects already speak for themselves. Although today ...
Burkina Faso: Bloggers
2008-06-06 12:00:00 Do you visit blogs you haven’t read in a while and then wonder why you haven’t? I picked up a Global Voices Online post via AlertNet, which of course sent me scurrying to Global Voices. Duh! I used to check it regularly, but I guess the e-lists have taken over my mailbox as fodder for ...
Burkina Faso : 93.466 candidats à l'examen du BEPC
2008-06-06 11:20:00 Au total, 93.466 candidats, dont 41 831 filles pour les 13 régions du pays ont entamé, jeudi sur toute l'étendue du territoire national au Burkina, les épreuves de l'examen du Brevet d'études du premier cycle (BEPC) qui se déroulera du 5 au 18 juin 2008. Pour cet examen, les autorités en charge des Enseignements ont déployé des moyens pour éviter la fraude qui depuis, quelques années, entachent les examens et concours au Burkina Faso.
SAHEL: Sahel climate change diary - Day 1 Burkina Faso
2008-06-03 11:34:00 Source: IRIN NEWS SAHEL: Sahel climate change diary - Day 1 OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - There’s a very academic discussion happening in Europe right now still asking “is the climate already changing” and “is climate change noticeable today”. Here in Burkina Faso that debate is not happening, because the effects already speak for themselves. Although today ...
Burkina Faso: 2 IMF papers 06/2008
2008-06-02 17:21:00 Country Report No. 08/168: Burkina Faso: 2007 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Access Augmentation, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria - Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by ...
Burkina Faso take surprise win
2008-06-02 00:11:00 Super sub Yssouf Kone scored twice in the last 10 minutes to give Burkina Faso a surprise 2-1 away win over Tunisia in a qualifier on Sunday.
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Burkina Faso stun Tunisia in World Cup qualifier - AFP
2008-06-02 00:01:00 AFPBurkina Faso stun Tunisia in World Cup qualifierAFP - 5 hours agoThe Carthage Eagles of Tunisia competed at the previous three World Cup tournaments and are ranked 10 in Africa, 20 places above the Stallions of Burkina ...
CAN 2010 - Mondial 2010 : Tunisie - Burkina Faso dimanche à Tunis
2008-05-31 21:00:00 Le match comptant pour les éliminatoires combinées de la Coupe d'Afrique des nations et du Mondial-2010 de football, devant opposer dimanche à Tunis, la Tunisie au Burkina Faso, a annoncé vendredi la fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF). La sélection du Burkina Faso, attendue vendredi à Tunis, effectuera samedi une séance d'entraînement sur la pelouse principale du stade 7 novembre. Jeudi, le ministre tunisien de la Jeunesse, du Sport et de l'Education physique Abdallah Kaabi a assisté à une séance d'entraînement du onze national, au stade annexe du complexe sportif 7 novembre de Radès.
BURKINA FASO: Heavy rains leave hundreds homeless
2008-05-29 10:46:00 Source: IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: Heavy rains leave hundreds homeless OUAGADOUGOU, 28 May (IRIN) - Heavy rains that hit Ouagadougou on 25 May left 542 people homeless, over half of them children, Gabriel Semdé, the provincial director of the government ministry for social welfare and national solidarity, told IRIN. Up to 93 families lost their homes in two ...
African archaeology Burkina Faso: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:46:00 Source: African Archaeology Burkina Faso : > Ordonnance n°85-04/CNR/PRES portant protection du patrimoine culturel > Décret n°85-493/CNR/PRES/INFO portant réglementation de l’exportation des objets d’arts au Burkina-Faso
The Award of Excellence for Crafts for Western Africa ? Exhibition (Paris,
2008-05-16 10:05:00 Source: OCPA 204 The Award of Excellence for Crafts for Western Africa ? Exhibition (Paris, 30/04 - 12/05/200 Organized within the framework of the UNESCO Crafts programme an exhibition of products which received the Award of Excellence for Western Africa in November 2007 is held at the Foire de Paris (Paris Trade Fair). The 500 ...
Africa food crisis Burkina Faso: marchers protest against high food prices
2008-05-14 19:32:00 Source: AlertNet Several thousand demonstrators waving empty rice sacks and beating cooking pans marched through Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in a noisy protest against soaring living costs. Read the full story
African food crisis Burkina Faso: mixed support for strike
2008-05-14 18:12:00 Source: AlertNet OUAGADOUGOU, May 13 (Reuters) - Unions in Burkina Faso began a 72-hour general strike on Tuesday to protest against soaring living costs. Banks, schools and some offices closed but businesses, shops and public transport stayed open. The stoppage was the second in five weeks called by unions demanding salary and pension rises. Soaring prices for ...
Places Of Interest On Your Holidays In Burkina Faso
2008-05-14 07:00:00 The Atmosphere in Burkina Faso is light, happy and it is filled with care free people. Burkina Faso was once known as Upper Volta. The forests of the country are threatened by the mining industry. It is a fact that Burkina Faso has no primary tropical forest and limited biodiversity. Although there are limited natural ...
By: Resources zone
Spain to help fight hunger, climate change in Africa
2008-05-12 22:57:00 Source: AlertNet NIAMEY, May 12 (Reuters) - Spain plans to help five poor African countries fight hunger and climate change under a 60 million euro ($90 million) scheme to help the continent whose people flood to Spain in their tens of thousands each year. Spanish First Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega announced the ...
Burkina Faso to harvest 4.2 million tons of cereals this year
2008-05-07 23:21:00 Source: APA Burkina Faso to harvest 4.2 million tons of cereals this year APA-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Burkina Faso anticipates harvesting almost 4,231,479 tons of cereals this year, representing a 13 percent growth rate compared to last year, Agriculture, Hydraulics and halieutic resources ministry officials said. The ministry announced it would give producers 4,000 tons of improved ...
5ème édition du festival de la rue du 19 au 21 avril au Burkina Faso
2008-04-17 20:00:00 La 5ème édition du festival de la rue de Bobo-Dioulasso se tiendra du 19 au 21 avril au Burkina Faso sous le thème "Jeunesse défavorisée et culture de paix", a annoncé, mercredi à Bobo-Dioulasso (365 km à l'ouest de Ouagadougou), le comité d'organisation au cours d'une rencontre avec la presse. Pendant quatre jours, une trentaine de troupes en musique et danses traditionnelles offriront des concerts gratuits en plein air sur des podiums aménagés à cet effet dans la majorité des secteurs de la deuxième ville burkinabé de jour comme de nuit.
General strike in Burkina Faso
2008-04-16 09:50:00 Workers from the public and private sectors throughout Burkina Faso launched a two-day strike April 8 to protest high food costs and demand salary increases. Ouagadougou, the capital, was almost completely shut down. In Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest city in the west of the country, the central market was closed. Police were out in force in front of banks and government offices. The unions are pressing the government to increase salaries by 25% in the public sector, and to reduce taxes on fuel and food stuffs. The government has dropped taxes on food imports. But in a joint statement the unions accused the government of "leniency and complicity" with the businessmen. More than 46% of Burkina Faso's 14 million people live below the poverty line. The prime minister (Tertius Zongo) speaking before parliament March 27 dismissed the protests as futile. "The people can march and march but nothing will change." The unions responded in the joint declaration, "We will march,...
By: Circle of 13
Burkina Faso IMF: Poverty Reducation and Growth Facility report 2008
2008-04-07 12:32:00 Source: IMF Statement by an IMF Staff Mission to Burkina Faso Press Release No. 08/71 April 3, 2008 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Norbert Funke visited Burkina Faso during March 19-April 2 for the 2nd review of the program supported under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).1 The mission reviewed economic developments and prospects, ...
Burkina Faso : Bilan positif de la Semaine Nationale de la Culture
2008-03-29 11:00:00 Le ministre de la Culture du Burkina Faso, Filippe Sawadogo, a jugé jeudi que "le bilan à mi-parcours de la Semaine nationale de la culture (SNC) 2008 est globalement satisfaisant". Il a fait ces remarques lors d'une conférence de presse dans la ville burkinbaé de Bobo-Dioulasso (365 km à l'ouest de Ouagadougou) , où se déroule la biennale de la culture baptisée Bobo 2008. Donnant le bilan de cette fête culturelle, M. Sawadogo a indiqué que toutes les prestations ont pu être tenues dans les délais impartis et aux lieux choisis.
BURKINA FASO: Flush with new funds for water and sanitation
2008-03-28 23:30:00 Source: IRIN NEWS OUAGADOUGOU, 28 March 2008 (IRIN) - Donors announced in March that they will invest US $1.2 billion into Burkina Faso’s water sector, to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of halving the number of people in the world who lack access to safe drinking water by 2015. “So far, the ...
Burkina Faso: Premier delivers state of the nation address
2008-03-28 14:51:00 Source: APA Burkina Faso Premier delivers state of the nation address APA Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Tertius Zongo has described his country?s situation as ?stable? and ?solid? despite the currently soaring prices of basic products and oil, APA learnt during first state of the nation address on Thursday. He made ...
Academic paper: Premarital Sex and Schooling Transitions in Four Sub-Sahara
2008-03-27 11:48:00 Source: DG Communities Premarital Sex and Schooling Transitions in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries With data from the 2004 National Survey of Adolescents conducted in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda, this paper investigates the timing of two key transitions in adolescence ? school exit and premarital sex ? among those who remain enrolled in school ...
ANALYSIS-Food inflation is minefield for African governments
2008-03-18 15:10:00 Source: AlertNet ANALYSIS-Food inflation is minefield for African governments 18 Mar 2008 10:15:56 GMT Source: Reuters By Alistair Thomson DAKAR, March 18 (Reuters) - African governments, which often face catastrophic droughts, floods and crop failures, are now confronting ...
BURKINA FASO: Cost of living coalition threatens more action 17/3/08
2008-03-18 10:54:00 More on the Burkina Faso food protests from IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: Cost of living coalition threatens more action OUAGADOUGOU, 17 March (IRIN) - A coalition of civil society organisations that on Saturday mobilised several thousand people to take to the streets of Ouagadougou and other towns and cities in Burkina Faso has threatened a ...
BURKINA FASO: Cost of living coalition threatens more action
2008-03-17 18:22:00 Source: IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: Cost of living coalition threatens more action OUAGADOUGOU, 17 March 2008 (IRIN) - A coalition of civil society organisations that on Saturday mobilised several thousand people to take to the streets of Ouagadougou and other towns and cities in Burkina Faso has threatened a nationwide strike if the government ...
BURKINA FASO: New protests against high food prices planned
2008-03-13 19:15:00 Source: IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: New protests against high food prices planned OUAGADOUGOU, 13 March 2008 (IRIN) - A newly formed coalition against the cost of living formed by workers’ unions, consumer associations and human rights groups in Burkina Faso is planning to march in the capital Ouagadougou on 15 March. The new coalition will ...
BURKINA FASO: ?Historic deed? to avert border war
2008-03-10 18:46:00 Source: IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: “Historic deed” to avert border war OUAGADOUGOU, 10 March 2008 (IRIN) - Ministers from Burkina Faso and Benin say that a recent meeting called to reduce tensions in a contested region which lies on their joint border has resolved the issue for good. “Things will radically change from now. for more ...
BURKINA FASO: Human rights concerns in wake of mass arrests
2008-03-04 20:18:00 Source: IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: Human rights concerns in wake of mass arrests OUAGADOUGOU, 4 March 2008 (IRIN) - Some 184 people have been imprisoned in Burkina Faso over the last fortnight, among them Thibault Nana, the leader of a small opposition party who is accused of masterminding a demonstration in the capital Ouagadougou ...
New DVD: Fulani - Art and Life of a Nomadic People
2008-02-24 14:38:00 Christopher Roy announces the release of two new videos (DVDs) of the Fulani people. The first, titled “Fulani: Art and Life of a Nomadic People” (84 minutes) focuses on the Jelgobe and Gowabe Fulani who live in northern Burkina Faso and Mali. There are segments on Fulani architecture, the interior of the home, furniture and equipment, making ...
BURKINA FASO: Some $450 million in medicines for ?neglected? diseases
2008-02-06 22:59:00 Source: IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: Some $450 ...
BURKINA FASO: 5 million at risk as meningitis death toll climbs
2008-02-06 22:42:00 Last year I wrote a number of articles highlighting the meningitis outbreak in Burkina Faso and the Burkinabe government’s increasingly frantic appeals for help to deal with it. African health: Meningitis in West Africa.MASS CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT MENINGITIS IN FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES, BURKINA FASO: Meningitis vaccines approved for epidemic and I did a critique of the ...
Letter from Burkina Faso
2008-01-11 22:23:00 Letter from Burkina FasoI sometimes open my inbox to find unexpected emails from people who have found me through the Song of the Open Road Travel Blog. The one that I printed below is from a "banking official" from Burkina Faso who wishes to engage me in a "business" deal so that we can both easily get rich and live out our days in lethargic paradise. Or, to put it more poignantly, he wants to engage me in a business deal so that HE can get rich off of my money, and I can be the shmuck that fell for an African internet scam.These are the types of scams that seem to have become common since the internet has made its way to Africa. I at once scoffed at this email and forgot about it. I do not really have any money to loose anyway. But then I remembered a story of an American guy who lost everything on one of these internet scams, and I then recognized the potential significance of posting this email as a potential warning. People sometimes fall for these tricks. They seem exciting, a...
Letter from Burkina Faso
2008-01-11 22:23:00 Letter from Burkina FasoI sometimes open my inbox to find unexpected emails from people who have found me through the Song of the Open Road Travel Blog. The one that I printed below is from a "banking official" from Burkina Faso who wishes to engage me in a "business" deal so that we can both easily get rich and live out our days in lethargic paradise. Or, to put it more poignantly, he wants to engage me in a business deal so that HE can get rich off of my money, and I can be the shmuck that fell for an African internet scam.These are the types of scams that seem to have become common since the internet has made its way to Africa. I at once scoffed at this email and forgot about it. I do not really have any money to loose anyway. But then I remembered a story of an American guy who lost everything on one of these internet scams, and I then recognized the potential significance of posting this email as a potential warning. People sometimes fall for these tricks. They seem exciting, a...
ICT in Education in Burkina Faso
2008-01-06 13:50:00 Source: infoDev ICT in Education in Burkina Faso Download now (66 KB) ...
Girls? Education: The Role of Educational Policies in Mauritania and Guinea
2007-12-31 14:17:00 Source: World Bank Africa Region Findings 171 November 2000 Girls? Education: The Role of Educational Policies in Mauritania and Guinea Introduction This article analyzes the role of educational policies as a success factor for girls? education and focuses in two ...
Burkina Faso Ancestry Archives
2007-12-31 00:00:00 Burkina Faso ancestry records database - Access Burkina Faso ancestry records database now! If you ever wanted to research your family tree and trace your ancestry, the internet has made this much easier than ever before. If you are new to researching your family tree in Burkina Faso, you will see how complex it can become.
By: Shareware
People Search Burkina Faso Pro
2007-12-24 00:00:00 People Search Burkina Faso Pro - Unlimited BACKGROUND CHECKS on Anyone! Plus Complete sources for ALL Public Vital Records. Plus Complete sources for ALL Public Vital Records, Advanced Tools for People Searches, And a Massive Collection of Investigation resources including: Public Record, Birth Record, Court Record, Criminal Record, Social Security Record, Police Record, People Search.
By: Shareware
African technology: ICTs for Education
2007-12-21 12:49:00 Source: ID21Education News 59 ICTs for Education: Impact and lessons learned from IICD-supported activities This study reports on Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Jamaica, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. http://www.iicd.org/articles/ic-ts-for-education
26 millions d'euros du Fonds mondial contre le SIDA au Burkina Faso
2007-12-03 18:42:00 Le Fonds mondial pour la lutte contre le SIDA, la tuberculose et le paludisme a octroyé 26 millions d'euros au gouvernement du Burkina Faso, a appris la PANA de source officielle dans la capitale burkinabé.Selon le directeur exécutif de ce fonds, Michel Kazatchkine, l'ensemble des financements de l'organisme onusien en faveur du pays s'élèvent désormais à 155 millions de dollars.
Sexual health News - Burkina Faso succeeds in reducing female genital mutil
2007-09-29 07:06:00 Burkina Faso succeeds in reducing female genital mutilation(AFP) AFP - The west African nation of Burkina Faso has succeeded in nearly halving the prevalence of female genital mutilation in the ten years since it was banned, a government minister said Wednesday. Men who smoke risk erectile dysfunction: study(Reuters) Reuters - Otherwise healthy men who smokerisk developing erectile dysfunction ...
Flooding in West Africa - September 2007
2007-09-24 19:33:00 I’ve been offline and away from Mali for a while now. I’ve just checked various reports of widespread flooding in the region. Flood damage pushes back school term for millions This report gives the most up to date info on a number of West African countries. For me it brings back memories of a couple of years ...
BURKINA FASO: School and books necessities not luxuries
2007-08-31 22:16:00 Seen on IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: School and books necessities not luxuries OUAGADOUGOU, 29 August 2007 (IRIN) - The Burkina Faso government will distribute millions of free books to primary school students and launch a pilot project to give no-fee schooling in a push to curb the number of people in the country growing up without even ...
BURKINA FASO: Flood devastation worsening
2007-08-24 21:53:00 Seen on IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: Flood devastation worsening OUAGADOUGOU, 24 August 2007 (IRIN) - At least 23,000 people have been affected by unprecedented floods in Burkina Faso and more destroyed villages are still being reported daily as heavy rain continues to lash the country, the government’s top crisis management expert warned on 24 August. “We are still ...
Burkina Faso: World Bank Approves US$38.8 Million to Improve ... - AllAfric
2007-07-27 22:32:00 Burkina Faso: World Bank Approves US$38.8 Million to Improve ...AllAfrica.com, Washingt-on - 1 hour agoThe World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$38.8 million equivalent International Development Association (IDA) credit to increase ...
BURKINA FASO: Gov?t inaction delays help to 300,000 in need of food
2007-05-02 21:18:00 The following article from IRIN NEWS follows hard on the news I have been following about the meningitis outbreak in Burkina Faso and the lack of response to the government’s plea for vaccines. see African health: Meningitis in West Africa.MASS CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT MENINGITIS IN FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES, BURKINA FASO: Meningitis vaccines approved for epidemic and I ...
African language policy: Ghana and Burkina Faso
2007-04-29 14:41:00 The following dissertation is available through Perdue University http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dis-sertations/AAI3191431/ A benchmarking study of West African language policy: Focus on Ghana and Burkina Faso James Kwaku Bukari Date: 2005 Advisor: Alan Garfinkel » Download the dissertation (PDF format) » Tell a colleague about it. » Printing Tips: Select “print as image” in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble ...
SAHEL: World?s poorest slipping between the cracks
2007-04-27 12:59:00 The following article is from IRIN NEWS SAHEL: World’s poorest slipping between the cracks DAKAR, 26 April 2007 (IRIN) - Every year in the Sahel region of West Africa, hundreds of thousands of children die, and malnutrition means millions of others will live on with permanent mental and physical retardation. The Sahel, which stretches from the shimmering orange ...
SAHEL: Traffickers targeting poorest countries
2007-04-24 23:58:00 The following article is from IRIN NEWS SAHEL: Traffickers targeting poorest countries DAKAR, 23 April 2007 (IRIN) - Organised crime is on the rise across the Sahel region of West Africa as traffickers target the ancient trading region’s remote desert routes and cities to move drugs, people and illicit goods across borders and to Europe, officials and ...
Meningococcal disease in burkina faso, april
2007-04-24 18:04:00 From 1 January to 8 April 2007, the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso reported 22 255 suspected cases including 1490 deaths (case-fatality rate, 7%). Thirty-four districts are currently over the epidemic threshold. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens from all affected areas have tested positive for Neisseria meningitides serogroup A by latex test and/or culture. To date, ... |
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