Burkina Faso + 8 more
Le 11 septembre 2012 OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso ― L'honorable Julian Fantino, ministre de la Coopération internationale, accompagné par des dirigeants d'organisations humanitaires canadiennes, a visité aujourd'hui le camp de réfugiés de Mentao pour attirer l'attention sur la…
Burkina Faso + 8 more
September 11, 2012 OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso―The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, accompanied by heads of Canadian humanitarian organizations, today conducted a visit to Mentao refugee camp to raise awareness of the food and nutrition crisis…
Burkina Faso
OUAHIGOUYA, Burkina Faso, 10 September 2012 - A thin dusting of bright green shoots covers the sandy plains around Ouahigouya, in northwest Burkina Faso. Recent rains have broken a three-year drought, and vegetation in this arid…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
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…
Burkina Faso
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…
Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Aug 31 2012 (IPS) - For far too many households in Burkina Faso, going to the toilet means heading for the bush. The Burkinabè government has launched a new campaign to change this, calling on…
Burkina Faso
Posted by Francoise Kabore, Plan Burkina Faso Communications Manager 30 August 2012: Milk seems more precious than gold to Tuareg families who are struggling to keep their culture alive in the refugee camps, blogs Francoise Kabore, Plan’s…
Burkina Faso
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…
Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Aug 28 2012 (IPS) - The seeds were sown, and the harvest is beginning to come in. Burkina Faso farmers are reaping the benefits of their government’s programme to develop and popularise improved varieties of…
Burkina Faso + 30 more
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…
