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By Terry Ally Ougadougou, Burkina Faso (October 1, 2012) – When the Taureg fled the fighting in north Mali into neighbouring Burkina Faso they brought part of their culture with them – the practice of child marriage. When…

OUAGADOUGOU, 20 septembre 2012 (IRIN) - Plus d'un an après le début des troubles civils au Burkina Faso, les observateurs et les experts indiquent qu'en dépit des progrès accomplis et du soutien sans faille du président…

OUAGADOUGOU, 19 September 2012 (IRIN) - More than a year after civil unrest [ http://www.irinnews.org/Report/92610/Analysis-What-next-for-Burkina-Faso-s-Compaoré ] broke out in Burkina Faso, observers and analysts say despite some progress, and sustained support for President Blaise Compaoré, tension…

Highlights Burkina Faso has received 107,929 Malian refugees (with 106, 852 already registered). There are presently seven official sites (Mentao, Damba, Fereiro, Goudebo, Gandafabou, BoboDioulasso, Ouagadougou) recognized as refugee camps by the Government of Burkina Faso, as…

OUAGADOUGOU, 2 septembre 2012 (IRIN) - L'expansion que connaît l'exploitation minière aurifère depuis trois ans a fait du pays l'un des principaux producteurs d'Afrique, mais cela a également détourné les enfants - certains âgés de seulement…

OUAGADOUGOU, 30 August 2012 (IRIN) - A boom in Burkina Faso's gold mining over the past three years has made the country one of Africa's leading producers, but it is also luring children - some as…

Food security remains an important development issue for Africa, with many countries facing high food costs and periodic food shortages due to climate change, humanitarian crises, conflict, displaced populations, poor agricultural practices and a high dependency…

Ouagadougou – This morning, on the third day of his West Africa visit, German De­vel­op­ment Minister Dirk Niebel met with President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou, the country's capital. Minister Niebel praised President Compaoré's efforts…

Highlights In order to assure coordination of UNICEF supported actions within the response to the Malian refugee crisis, a team has been deployed to Dori, the nearest town to the camps. The team is comprised of an…

Le Directeur de Plan au Burkina, Mark Wentling, est disponible pour des interviews OUAGADOUGOU - Les ressources financières des organismes humanitaires sont au bord du tarissement vu le nombre croissant de réfugiés maliens arrivant au Burkina Faso…