Politics | Science - Education
Protest wave reaches Burkina Faso
afrol News, 15 March - Anti-government protests are gaining space in Burkina Faso, one of West Africa's least democratic countries. Massive student protests have already led to the closure of all universities.
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Politics
Burkina Faso elections hailed
afrol News, 23 November - Sunday's presidential elections in Burkina Faso today were hailed as "peaceful, free, credible and transparent" by observers. But opposition candidates cry foul as President Blaise Compaoré is poised to win.
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Economy - Development | Politics
Rwanda wins, Burkina loses corruption fight
afrol News, 29 October - Chantal Uwimana, the Africa Director of Transparency International, explains afrol News why the corruption situation Rwanda is strongly improving, while Burkina Faso seemingly is loosing the fight against corruption.
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Culture - Arts | Society
Burkina Faso's "crazy opera" is rising
afrol News, 19 October - Even architect Diébédo Francis Kèrè "thought it was a joke" when he was commissioned to build an opera village in the Burkinabe countryside to host the African parallel of Germany's famous Bayreuth Festival. Not any more.
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Economy - Development
Burkina recovery faster than expected
afrol News, 4 October - Economic growth in Burkina Faso is already higher than before the crisis year of 2009, and recovery is much faster than expected only a few months ago. Agriculture and mining drive the recovery.
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Economy - Development
Burkina Faso growth remains stable
afrol News, 17 June - The economic crisis has affected the economy of Burkina Faso only in a limited way. Despite dry whether conditions and low cotton prices, GDP growth has only been slightly reduced.
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Economy - Development
"Mining boom in Burkina Faso" - PM
afrol News, 26 March - Gold production in Burkina Faso more than doubled from 2008 to 2009, according to the Prime Minister. The entire mining sector in the country was "booming", he said.
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Economy - Development
Burkina gold search promising
afrol News, 23 March - The first assays of the drilling programme in the gold rich Nami artisanal in Burkina Faso will only be announced mid-April according to operators. Drilling started today.
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Economy - Development | Society
Burkina stops water, electricity privatisation
afrol News, 12 March - In a landmark decision, the government of Burkina Faso has decided to remove its water and electricity utilities from the list of state companies to be privatised. Defying the IMF, government rather decided it would be enough to restructure the companies' management.
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Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development
West Africa enters intl organic food market
afrol News, 9 March - Consumers in Europe and America are willing to pay extra for trusted quality organic food products. Now, a new project helps thousands of farmers in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal and Sierra Leone to enter this lucrative market.
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Politics | Society
Burkina Faso to hold polls in November
afrol News, 11 February - The Burkina Faso government will hold the general polls on 21 November, a cabinet statement has said. The electoral lists would be compiled 1- 21 March, according ot the statement.
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Burkina Faso offers more troops for Côte d’Ivoire elections
afrol News, 13 January - The Presidents of Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso have asked that an additional unit of up to 500 peacekeepers from Burkina Faso be added to the United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire to reinforce security ahead of elections intended to reunify the West African country that was split into a rebel-held north and Government-controlled south by civil war in 2002.
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Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Society | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights
Kenya preparing for impact of possible torrential rains
afrol News, 11 September - The United Nations is helping Kenya prepare to mitigate the impact of potentially lethal torrential rains anticipated for the last three months of the year due to the El Niño weather pattern.
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» 02.06.2009 - World Bank approves US$ 80m grant for Burkina Faso
» 22.05.2009 - Internet via microwave in Burkina Faso
» 11.05.2009 - Ghana and Burkina Faso sign fibre optic networks agreement
» 31.03.2009 - 15 dead in Burkina Faso's canoe accident
» 16.02.2009 - WFP launches first food voucher programme in Africa
» 13.02.2009 - Burkina Faso gets $61million for roads rehabilitation
» 21.11.2008 - Burkina Faso petition enjoys success
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» 05.09.2008 - Burkina Faso reshuffles cabinet
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