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BURKINA FASO: Soldiers in the ...
BURKINA FASO: Soldiers in the streets
IRIN
Friday, October 12, 2007
Soldiers in Burkina Faso took to the streets and threatened to use force this week after talks over working conditions broke down. Around 100...
BURKINA FASO: Government relea...
BURKINA FASO: Government releases long awaited flood damage numbers
IRIN
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
BURKINA FASO: Government releases long awaited flood damage numbers OUAGADOUGOU The number of dead from floods in Burkina Faso has...
BURKINA FASO: Local leaders sa...
BURKINA FASO: Local leaders say flood-hit residents will need food aid for months
IRIN
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Thousands of people in western Burkina Faso will need food aid for months to come, after floods wiped out homes and farms and now a lack of rain...
BURKINA FASO: Lack of medical ...
BURKINA FASO: Lack of medical specialists, equipment forces patients abroad for care
IRIN
Monday, October 1, 2007
Five-year-old Salamata Compaore in Burkina Faso suffers from a malformation of the heart that leads to shortness of breath, stunted growth and...
BURKINA FASO: Girl's death pro...
BURKINA FASO: Girl's death prompts search for new strategies to fight FGM
IRIN
Friday, September 28, 2007
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...
BURKINA FASO: Counting the dam...
BURKINA FASO: Counting the damage to agriculture
IRIN
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Floods in Burkina Faso have wiped out thousands of hectares of farmland, threatening immediate hunger for at least 3,000 households and are likely...
BURKINA FASO: Innovation and e...
BURKINA FASO: Innovation and education needed to head off water war
IRIN
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Running his fingers over a map of Burkina Faso, stabbing at a dozen vowel-laden names of towns and villages, Abdramane Sow traces out what senior...
BURKINA FASO: Lots of rain, li...
BURKINA FASO: Lots of rain, little aid
IRIN
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Despite continued rain and rising numbers of flood victims in Burkina Faso, aid is limited in this Sahelian country, where, according to local...
BURKINA FASO: School and books...
BURKINA FASO: School and books necessities not luxuries
IRIN
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Burkina Faso government will distribute millions of free books to primary school students and launch a pilot project to give no-fee schooling in...
BURKINA FASO: Flood devastatio...
BURKINA FASO: Flood devastation worsening
IRIN
Monday, August 27, 2007
At least 23,000 people have been affected by unprecedented floods in Burkina Faso and more destroyed villages are still being reported daily as...
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