Society | Economy - Development
Mudslide kills 31 illegal miners
afrol News, 11 August - At least 31 illegal gold miners were killed and dozens more are reported missing following a mine collapse in Burkina Faso after torrential rains, officials said. Read more
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Economy - Development | Technology
Burkina Faso opts for Internet boom
afrol News, 19 June - Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Tertius Zongo in a meeting with the country's telecom operators urged a new orientation in infrastructure investments. As telephone services now were available country-wide, focus must now be on the Internet.
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Society | Politics
Malian Tuaregs seek refuge in Burkina Faso
afrol News, 9 June - Some 1,000 Malian Tuaregs that are fleeing the insecurity prevailing in northern Mali, have found refuge since the beginning of the year in neighbouring Burkina Faso, UN sources in Ouagadougou report. Several football stadiums in the Burkinabe capital are used as refugee camps as the conflict in northern Mali gets bloodier.
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Rights abusers want UN seats
afrol News, 7 May - A quarter of the countries vying for seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have dismal human rights records that should disqualify them from membership, a joint report by Freedom House and UN Watch disclosed.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature
Sahel nations lose 1.7m ha land
afrol News, 28 April - On average each year, Sahelian countries lost 1.7 million hectares of arable land to desertification, environmental experts told journalists. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights | Society
Food crisis alerted in West Africa
afrol News, 22 April - Despite the above-average cereal production across much of West Africa during the 2007/08 agricultural season, localized production deficits and above-normal price increases in some areas clearly signal early increases in food insecurity. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
Surge in prices worries UN
afrol News, 8 April - A global surge in food prices has become a great concern to the United Nations, fearing that it could lead to further tensions across the world, including Africa. Read more
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Politics | Health | Society
Meningitis rocks West Africa
afrol News, 31 January - A meningitis outbreak that a number of deaths Burkina Faso this month has spread to other countries in the West Africa region, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has confirmed.
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» 17.10.2007 - Burkina Faso cotton farmers hail WTO subsidy ruling
» 16.07.2007 - Burkinabe gold mine nears completion
» 24.04.2007 - Burkinabe reggae king's life on firing line
» 23.04.2007 - SMS saves Burkinabe girl from forced marriage
» 19.04.2007 - Assassinated Burkinabe journalist commemorated
» 21.03.2007 - Over 500 succumb to meningitis in Burkina Faso
» 02.03.2007 - Nollywood absent in Africa's Fespaco film festival
» 25.01.2007 - Burkinabe President to mediate peace in Côte d'Ivoire
» 24.01.2007 - Strong economic growth in Burkina Faso
» 23.01.2007 - "Illegal" to accuse Burkina's leaders of Zongo killing
» 05.01.2007 - Burkina Faso-Niger border tense
» 22.12.2006 - Burkina Faso cotton farmers drowned by US subsidies
» 21.12.2006 - Night of gun fire in Burkina Faso; summit postponed
» 30.11.2006 - ADF supports cotton science in West Africa
» 20.10.2006 - Burkina Faso prosecutor asked to re-open Zongo case
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