August 2

• Burkina Faso: U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Helps Plant Crop Garden

  Peace Corps volunteer Bilin Basu of Peoria, Illinois, is working with local farmers in Burkina Faso to plant a garden that will provide nutrient-rich crops to nearly 85 families in... Read more »

August 1

• Burkina Faso: 2011 U.S. Terrorism Report: Burkina Faso [document]

  Overview: The Government of Burkina Faso remained vigilant and responsive to the threats and dangers posed by terrorist organizations, specifically, al-Qa'ida in the Islamic... Read more »

July 17

• West Africa: U.S.-African Military Exercise Delivers Local Medical Care

  Hundreds of local residents lined up to receive medical care from U.S. forces and medics from the armed forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea and the Gambia on July 11. Read more »

July 16

• Africa: MCC Fact Sheet On Threshold Programs [document]

  U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation Fact Sheet Read more »

August 9, 2011

• Niger: Benin, Burkina Faso And Niger Celebrate Independence

  Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger celebrate their independence on August 1, August 5 and August 3 respectively. All three won their independence from France in 1960. That same month,... Read more »

August 3, 2011

• Benin: Nation, Burkina Faso And Niger Celebrate Independence

  Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger celebrate their independence on August 3. All three won their independence from France in 1960. That same month, the United States extended official... Read more »

April 25, 2011

• Africa: Help to Keep Pregnant Women Malaria-Free

  In the past, Adissa Silga didn't like to take the then-recommended drug that would protect her from getting malaria during pregnancy because she didn't like its side effects or the... Read more »