Burkina Faso Travel News

For a teenager, summer might consist of a part-time job, a beach vacation, or a lot of lounging and basking in the glow of school-free days.

A majority of U.N. Security Council member countries support a proposal to sanction Zimbabwe and freeze the assets of President Robert Mugabe, French and U.S. officials said Tuesday, but Russia warned it might ...

The word "barka" means "thank you, please," an African expression of blessing, gratitude and reciprocity.

“We call them courageous women, and we know that where there are women, we have development. So I think that what bicycles give to our country is like a kind of possibility to do well, to go fast, and to be capable”

In Burkina Faso, bicycles, mopeds and motorbikes outnumber cars at least two to one. via Voice of America

“We know about the high prices. But we can't grow more than we do now, which is not even enough to feed our own families.”

Thousand of Burkinans marched through the streets of Ouagadougou this week, banging on pots and pans and waving empty rice bags. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

Opposition party supports all-inclusive government Nouakchott, Mauritania - The opposition Uni on for Forces of Progress has thrown its weight behind a broad-based all-inclusive government of all dem o cratic ... via Panapress

“Your visit to our school will ever remain unforgettable”

"When I was a child I studied in more difficult conditions than those I can see today. via UNICEF News

Thank you once more for your support and prayers. For more regular details make sure you get my email updates, or go to my blog. via Keith

Goldrush Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide the results of operations and financial condition for the year ending December 31, 2007. via Market Wire

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with all the main political actors in Cote d'Ivoire and encouraged them to continue making progress in the West African nation's peace process, as he wrapped up a ... via United Nations

“I hope that we will soon see stability and peace and development in Cote d'Ivoire”

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reaffirmed the continued support of the United Nations for Cote d'Ivoire's peace process, including the elections slated for later this year, as he arrived in Abidjan, the ... via United Nations

“This is a worrisome situation, as it poses a threat to the stability of many developing countries”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Ghanaian capital Accra Saturday night to begin a four-nation West African tour, which will also take him Liberia, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire. On Sunday, Ban ... via Xinhuanet

“We are engaged in the peace process which is under way”

ABIDJAN, 15 April 2008 - The national army in Cote d'Ivoire has rejected an UN accusation that it is engaging in military training exercises which violates the conditions of a UN arms embargo. via IRIN

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will embark later this month on a four-nation tour of West Africa that will take him to Ghana, Liberia, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire, a spokesperson for the United Nations ... via United Nations

“Moolaade (Sat., March 8, 5:00 p.m.) "Hip Hop Revolution”

D.C. CINEPHILES ARE FILLED WITH "UKWANDULELA" - even if they don't know what that means. via Express

“Ivorians, don't listen to birds of ill omen. Let's progress; one point remains, that is elections.”

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire. The difficulties in the peace process; the examination of the ... via AllAfrica.com

Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the International Monetary Fund issued the following statement in Ouagadougou at the conclusion of his visit to Burkina Faso: "This was my first visit to Burkina Faso ... via International Monetary Fund

“This is currently not done. We are going to start it now from this conference.”

Following their 11th conference in Burkina Faso, officials with the only pan-African non-profit organization dedicated to HIV-positive women say there is a still a lot to do to fight stigma and violence against ... via Voice of America

Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund , will travel to Senegal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Tanzania during February 24-29 for discussions with African leaders and ... via International Monetary Fund

“People came of age since the establishment of last voters' register”

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire. Speculations on the change in date for the presidential elections; ... via AllAfrica.com