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

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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...

WEST AFRICA: New approach to malaria recommended

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IRIN

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

A World Health Organization evaluation of West African countries’ progress in controlling malaria has recommended that donors allocate more funds to...

BURKINA FASO: Cotton producers celebrate WTO ruling against US subsidies

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IRIN

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Cotton industry officials in West Africa’s largest cotton producing nation are celebrating a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that US...

AFRICA: WHO predicts worst meningitis epidemic for decade

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IRIN

Friday, October 12, 2007

The end of the rainy season in Africa could trigger the worst meningitis epidemic to hit the continent in a decade, which the international community...

BURKINA FASO: Soldiers in the streets

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IRIN

Friday, October 12, 2007

Soldiers in Burkina Faso took to the streets and threatened to use force this week after talks over working conditions broke down. Around 100...

BURKINA FASO: Local leaders say flood-hit residents will need food aid for months

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IRIN

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Thousands of people in western Burkina Faso will need food aid for months to come, after floods wiped out homes and farms and now a lack of rain...

BURKINA FASO: Lack of medical specialists, equipment forces patients abroad for care

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IRIN

Monday, October 01, 2007

Five-year-old Salamata Compaore in Burkina Faso suffers from a malformation of the heart that leads to shortness of breath, stunted growth and...

BURKINA FASO: Girl's death prompts search for new strategies to fight FGM

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IRIN

Friday, September 28, 2007

The death of a 14-year-old girl from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has sparked shock and anger in Burkina Faso, which has been seen as...

BURKINA FASO: Counting the damage to agriculture

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IRIN

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Floods in Burkina Faso have wiped out thousands of hectares of farmland, threatening immediate hunger for at least 3,000 households and are likely to...

BURKINA FASO: Innovation and education needed to head off water war

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IRIN

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Running his fingers over a map of Burkina Faso, stabbing at a dozen vowel-laden names of towns and villages, Abdramane Sow traces out what senior...

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