Rapports

CROSS BORDER & REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Crisis in Chad-30,000 Refugees in Cameroon Over 30,000 Chadians fled across the border into north-eastern Cameroon after fighting in N'Djamena between armed groups and the Government in early February. More than 4,600 families comprising some 20,000 persons…

Le présent rapport se focalise sur la situation des marchés dans l’ouest du pays. Il est le résultat d’une mission d’évaluation des marchés et des flux transfrontaliers conduits par le CILSS, la SONAGESS et le FEWS…

OUAGADOUGOU, 28 February 2008 (IRIN) Violence spread to the capital, Ouagadougou, early on 28 February as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the high price of food and fuel. Shops and petrol stations were shut down. The unrest took…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is…

This report focuses on market conditions in the western part of the country. It is the product of a joint CILSS/SONAGESS/FEWS NET market and cross‐border trade assessment mission in the Boucle du Mouhoun and Hauts Bassins…

Despite billions of dollars invested into health in Africa, the shortage of appropriate health workers particularly in rural areas in many countries is a major barrier to health service coverage for the poor. ''I was assigned to a very remote…

(Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies) OUAGADOUGOU, 25 février 2008 (IRIN) - Le coût élevé de la vie a donné lieu à des émeutes dans trois grandes villes du Burkina Faso la semaine dernière, une…

(Extract) Burkina Faso Heavy rains and flooding in July and August 2007 affected communities in northern parts of the West African country, with hundreds of families suffering serious losses of crops and cattle. Church World Service is supporting the efforts of the Green…

OUAGADOUGOU, 22 February 2008 (IRIN) - Riots over the cost of living hit three major towns in Burkina Faso this week, a situation which has raised fears among some observers about the peaceful but impoverished country's stability. "This reaction was…

Situation épidémiologique en 2008 : faible activité de la méningite jusqu'à présent Le Centre de Surveillance Pluripathologies (CSPP) de l'OMS à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) surveille la situation de la méningite en Afrique pendant toute la saison épidémique et, en particulier dans…