Rapports

This report covers the period from 8/31/2007 to 9/30/2007 Although the flooding seen throughout the country in late August and early September was exceptional, it did not significantly compromise crops in the twelve affected regions, except the…

Les résultats prévisionnels de la campagne agricole 2007-2008 Les résultats de l'Enquête Permanente Agricole (EPA) publiés le 20 octobre 2007 par la Direction Générale des Prévisions et des Statistiques Agricole (DGPSA) annoncent une production prévisionnelle de 3 736 656 tonnes soit…

OUAGADOUGOU, 28 September 2007 (IRIN) Five-year-old Salamata Compaore in Burkina Faso suffers from a malformation of the heart that leads to shortness of breath, stunted growth and sometimes heart failure. Last month, she appeared on national TV in an…

OUAGADOUGOU, 28 septembre 2007 (IRIN) La mort d'une jeune adolescente de 14 ans, qui venait de subir une excision, a suscité colère et indignation au Burkina Faso, un pays pourtant à l'avant-garde de la lutte contre la pratique des…

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on behalf of the American people, announced it will provide an initial $50,000 to Burkina Faso due to the effects of flooding. The funds will be used for the…

WASHINGTON, DC - The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Friday welcomed US government contributions in September totaling US$110.7 million for the hungry poor in 11 countries from Latin America to Asia. Nearly half the resources were targeted to…

OUAGADOUGOU, 27 September 2007 (IRIN) The death of a 14-year-old girl from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has sparked shock and anger in Burkina Faso, which has been seen as far ahead of other African countries in the fight against…

In a field next to a river, Nyon Ada stares at his corn, crisping in the sun. It's ruined, suffocating under a carpet of sand. Nyon was counting on it to feed his 70-year-old mother, wife and five kids.…

OVERVIEW United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) teams in many countries across Africa are delivering food to people hit by floods across the continent that are the worst in deCades in some places. But WFP urgently needs new contributions to…

Les équipes du Programme alimentaire mondial des Nations Unies (PAM) déployées dans plusieurs pays d'Afrique distribuent actuellement des vivres aux victimes des inondations qui ont eu lieu sur le continent et qui, dans certaines régions, sont les plus graves…