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September 10
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Burkina Faso: Very Important People Championing Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines
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... Read more »
August 28
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Burkina Faso: Filling the Granaries in Burkina Faso
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... Read more »
July 26
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Burkina Faso: In the Pursuit of Education - Burkina Faso's School for Shepherds
Salou Bandé is proud to stand at the front of the only classroom in the village of Bénnogo, 90 kilometres north of the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, sharing his... Read more »
May 7
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Burkina Faso: Action Plan to End Banishing of 'Witches' in Burkina Faso
It's called "the bearing of the body" in Burkina Faso: when a death is deemed suspicious and a group of men carry the corpse through the community, believing the deceased will... Read more »
February 15
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West Africa: 'A Catastrophic Year' As Hunger Crisis Looms Over Sahel
Seven out of the eight governments in the Sahel - the arid zone between the Sahara desert in North Africa and Sudan's Savannas in the south - have taken the unprecedented step of... Read more »
February 14
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Burkina Faso: More Money Needs to Treat HIV
Burkina Faso's Network for Access to Essential Medicines (RAME) has called on the Burkinabè government to increase the budget allocation to the health sector to avoid... Read more »
February 3
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West Africa: Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans... Read more »
October 20, 2011
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Burkina Faso: The Man Who Stopped the Desert
Yacouba Sawadogo, a peasant farmer from Burkina Faso, is known as the "man who stopped the desert." But when he first tried to save his arid land from desertification by planting... Read more »
August 30, 2011
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Burkina Faso: Justice Campaigners Welcome Police Convictions for Fatal Beating
The conviction of three policemen for the February death of high school student Justin Zongo should be another building block in the struggle against impunity in Burkina Faso, say... Read more »
July 19, 2011
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Burkina Faso: States Loses Thousands of Hectares of Forests Each Year
The Burkina Faso authorities have sounded the alarm over the increased rate of degradation of forests in this Sahelian country. Read more »
July 17, 2011
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Burkina Faso: Big Boost for Small Agricultural Producers
The government of Burkina Faso has responded to long-standing demands of farmers for greater support for small family producers with the launch of "Operation 100,000 Ploughs". Read more »
June 22, 2011
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Burkina Faso: Losing Thousands of Hectares of Forests Each Year
The Burkina Faso authorities have sounded the alarm over the increased rate of degradation of forests in this Sahelian country. Read more »
June 10, 2011
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Burkina Faso: Mutiny Suppressed, But Questions Remain
Despite decisively putting down the most recent mutiny by rebellious soldiers, the Burkinabé government is facing questions over its ability to provide a long-term... Read more »
April 26, 2011
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Burkina Faso: Training Gives Domestics Hope of Escaping Their Lot
Emeline Djigma, a twenty-year-old domestic worker, is preparing for the entrance exam to the National Teachers' College this year. She hopes she'll make it, having finally obtained... Read more »
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