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BURKINA FASO: General strike o...

BURKINA FASO: General strike over cost of living

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Workers from the public and private sectors throughout the country launched a two-day strike on 8 April to protest high living costs and demand...
cost of living, government, banks, stores, workers, market, taxes, strike
BURKINA FASO: Human rights con...

BURKINA FASO: Human rights concerns in wake of mass arrests

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Some 184 people have been imprisoned in Burkina Faso over the last fortnight, among them Thibault Nana, the leader of a small opposition party who is...
mass arrest, opposition, demonstration, leader, investigation, human rights, government
BURKINA FASO: New protests aga...

BURKINA FASO: New protests against high food prices planned

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
A newly formed coalition against the cost of living formed by workers’ unions, consumer associations and human rights groups in Burkina Faso is...
government, fraud, corruption, food, prices, human rights, cost
BURKINA FASO: Government inact...

BURKINA FASO: Government inaction spurs consumption of counterfeit drugs

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
One in five pharmaceutical drugs bought in Ouagadougou is counterfeit and sold on the street with no prescription and no expiry date, according to...
pharmaceutical drugs, market, health, counterfeit, diseases, people, risk, government
BURKINA FASO: Food riots shut ...

BURKINA FASO: Food riots shut down main towns

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Monday, February 25, 2008
Riots over the cost of living hit three major towns in Burkina Faso this week, a situation which has raised fears among some observers about the...
riots, food, stability, prices, fear, government, people
The true visionary Thomas Sank...

The true visionary Thomas Sankara

africa » burkina faso
by Antonio de Figueiredo
Friday, January 04, 2008
Many revolutionary leaders talk the talk, but don’t always walk the walk. But with Sankara, his revolutionary principles guided his own life. At the...
Revolutionary, leaders, principles, government, life, colonial
BURKINA FASO: Soldiers snub go...

BURKINA FASO: Soldiers snub government offer

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Monday, December 03, 2007
Retired soldiers in Burkina Faso have rejected a government bid to ease grievances over pensions and other working conditions – complaints that...
soldiers, government, violence, military, officials, civil service
BURKINA FASO: UN needs $6 mill...

BURKINA FASO: UN needs $6 million for urgent post-flood recovery

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Two and a half months after nationwide flooding in Burkina Faso, humanitarian needs requiring an “urgent response” remain, according to the UN, which...
regional, UN, recovery, post-flood, humantarian, government, crisis
BURKINA FASO: School and books...

BURKINA FASO: School and books necessities not luxuries

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
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...
regional, school, education, books, project, primary, basic, no-fee, reading, maths, classes, academic, programme, government, poverty, media, world bank, un
BURKINA FASO: Flood devastatio...

BURKINA FASO: Flood devastation worsening

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
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 heavy...
regional, flood, crisis, government, emergency, aid, victims, rain, people, crops
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