BADEA lends to Kenya, Mali, Burkina and Burundi
The loans are in line with the set goals of BADEA to boost the social and economic development in African countries - south of the Sahara.
View ArticleSahel: Sahel climate change diary - Day 1
Jan Egeland, the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on conflict is travelling in the Sahel to bring attention to climate change and conflict OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - The UN Secretary...
View ArticleRice is up by 27% in Burkina Faso
World food programme alerts on high food prices in Burkina Faso
View Article"Thomas Sankara, the struggle is on" opens in Paris
The former Burkinabe Head of State, assassinated in a coup d'etat in October 1987 which brought the current President Blaise Campaore to power, kept
View ArticleEthiopian film maker, Haile Gerima, does it again
It came as no surprise when "Teza" was awarded with the first prize at the 21st Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Saturday. The film directed by Ethiopian film-maker, Haile...
View ArticleProstitute! Forced sex through Africa to Europe on a bus
Janny just arrived in Paris. She is West African, abused, raped, exploited, she thought that her life would be much better in Europe. To tell the truth, she had no other options. She was threatened and...
View ArticleGrowing climate related disasters in Africa justify Meles Zenawi's threats
Over 70 people have been killed and about 430 000 others displaced from their homes after several weeks of torrential rains. The UN fears a looming humanitarian catastrophe. African leaders believe...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Investors snatch up shares despite meltdown
The surprise success of the first-ever sale of corporate stocks to the public in Burkina Faso has forced a rethink about African attitudes to investment and opened new possibilities for financing...
View ArticleRacing in the United States to save lives in Burkina Faso
When Eric Tiénou, a Burkinabé American and avid cyclist based in New York City, learned that devastating flooding in West Africa had killed at least 150 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more,...
View ArticleWest Africa: A common visa for UEMOA states
The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has moved a step closer to establishing a common visa that will allow free movement within its eight member states.
View ArticleCAN 2010: Ivory Coast - Burkina Faso game, a strong warning to Ghana
The Ivory Coast was held to a goalless draw by Burkina Faso (0-0), Monday night in Cabinda. After Togo's demise, it is now a three team group with Ghana sitting on the sidelines on the first day of the...
View ArticleCAN 2010: Young Black Stars shine against Burkina Faso
Ghana needed a win to book their ticket for the quarter finals of the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The goal was reached thanks to an Andre Ayew header. 1-0, the bare minimum but who's looking?
View ArticleTerrorism in Africa: Best way forward is economic development
Representatives from seven African countries met, Tuesday, March 16, in Algiers to assess the security situation in the Sahel-Saharan region. Participants at the conference stressed the urgent need to...
View ArticleWarrantage scheme boosts Niger farm incomes
An ingenious financing scheme designed by FAO to allow African smallholder farmers to make more money is to be scaled up in Niger, where it was pioneered, and extended to Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal.
View ArticleFAO steps up aid to Sahel pastoralists: Poor rains impact food production in...
FAO is stepping up aid to herders and pastoralists in Niger and Chad amid a growing food crisis caused by last year's poor rains that have resulted in a steep decline in agricultural production and...
View ArticleBADEA lends to Kenya, Mali, Burkina and Burundi
The loans are in line with the set goals of BADEA to boost the social and economic development in African countries - south of the Sahara.
View ArticleSahel: Sahel climate change diary - Day 1
Jan Egeland, the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on conflict is travelling in the Sahel to bring attention to climate change and conflict OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - The UN Secretary...
View ArticleRice is up by 27% in Burkina Faso
World food programme alerts on high food prices in Burkina Faso
View Article"Thomas Sankara, the struggle is on" opens in Paris
The former Burkinabe Head of State, assassinated in a coup d'etat in October 1987 which brought the current President Blaise Campaore to power, kept
View ArticleEthiopian film maker, Haile Gerima, does it again
It came as no surprise when "Teza" was awarded with the first prize at the 21st Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Saturday. The film directed by Ethiopian film-maker, Haile...
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