• In a move that could help decide the future of GM crops in Africa, Burkina Faso has abandoned GM Bt cotton. (theecologist.org)
  • One of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso is a former French colony in Western Africa that has traditionally sent thousands of seasonal migrants to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • The economy of Burkina Faso, like most of the economies in Africa, is hugely dependent on its natural resources. (worldatlas.com)
  • According to research by the Food and Agricultural Organization cotton in Burkina Faso was likely introduced from two areas either the eastern section of Africa or from India . (worldatlas.com)
  • Burkina becomes the 21st country in Africa to abolish the death penalty. (fiacat.org)
  • We, the undersigned civil society organisations from Africa and around the world, denounce the release of genetically modified (GM) "male-sterile" mosquitoes in Burkina Faso. (etcgroup.org)
  • The releases in Burkina Faso are the first open releases of GM mosquitoes in Africa. (etcgroup.org)
  • These attacks may trigger fear - which is the goal of terrorists - but these attacks also illustrate the importance of our work » - Laura Cliche, Equitas West Africa Program Officer on CTV National News, Monday January 18, 2016. (equitas.org)
  • South Africa-based striker Gabadinho Mhango has suffered a muscle injury ahead of Malawi national team back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Burkina Faso. (nyasatimes.com)
  • Turning back to our study of Africa, the children and I, joined by the Man of the House at lunchtime and in the evening, spent most or our day yesterday, lost in the cities and deserts of Burkina Faso , with Stephen Davies' teen thriller Outlaw . (blogspot.com)
  • Heinz Feldmann] Well, Ebola is on everybody's mind these days and that's largely due to that big outbreak in West Africa from 2013-2016. (cdc.gov)
  • Ouagadougou, Paris, June 1, 2018 - May 31, the National Assembly of Burkina Faso adopted a new penal code with 83 votes against 43 votes. (fiacat.org)
  • Special police forces are seen during search operations following an attack by Al-Qaeda linked gunmen on January 16, 2016 in Ouagadougou. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, fell victim to an unfortunately all too familiar pattern of violence - a hotel in a capital, a place frequented primarily by Westerners, brazenly attacked by a group of some terrorist persuasion. (undispatch.com)
  • In part because of Human Rights Watch's in-depth reporting on abuses by all sides to the country's conflict since 2017, Burkina Faso finally committed to allowing the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to open an office in the capital, Ouagadougou. (hrw.org)
  • Laboratoire de Recherche-Développement de Phytomédicaments et Médicaments (LR-D/PM), Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (bvsalud.org)
  • Direction Régionale de la Santé (DRS) du Centre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (bvsalud.org)
  • To determine the prevalence of shisha use among students in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and associated knowledge, smoking practices and beliefs about health effects.Method. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: to assess asthma control and to identify the fac-tors associated with uncontrolled disease among the patients received for consultation in the department of Pneumology in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from 02/01/2015 to 01/31/2016 in the department of Pneu-mology of Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital in Oua-gadougou. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 2017, the International Monetary Fund ranked Burkina Faso as the 171st largest economy in the world by its per capita gross domestic product which was roughly $1,884. (worldatlas.com)
  • In June 2017, FIACAT organized with ACAT Burkina, an advocacy mission towards the Burkinabé authorities to encourage them to abolish the death penalty. (fiacat.org)
  • Setting Dengue Fever Epidemic Thresholds Between 2016 and 2021 in the Central Health Region, Burkina Faso: An Ecological Study. (bvsalud.org)
  • An ecological study was conducted using monthly data from DF surveillance between 2016 and 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • In total, 54,429 cases were reported between 2016 and 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • If the DF incidence varied within a year due to the seasons , it was relatively stable between 2016 and 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • Following the conclusion of Burkina Faso's Second Validation, the EITI Board agrees that Burkina Faso has partly addressed the corrective actions from the country's first Validation. (eiti.org)
  • The Board takes note of Burkina Faso's plans to align the objectives of EITI implementation with its National Socio-Economic Development Plan (PNDES) and its first Open Government Partnership national action plan. (eiti.org)
  • While work has been undertaken to update the Decree establishing the roles and responsibilities of EITI, this had yet to be enacted in practice ahead of Burkina Faso's second Validation. (eiti.org)
  • In accordance with the EITI Standard, Burkina Faso's Steering Committee may request an extension of this timeframe, or request that Validation commences earlier than scheduled. (eiti.org)
  • The briefing traces the rapid decline of Burkina Faso's cotton crop following the introduction of GM Bt cotton. (theecologist.org)
  • Yet within a few months Mali's entire product had been sold on the international market, while most of Burkina Faso's languished awaiting export. (theecologist.org)
  • The story of the decline of Burkina Faso's cotton points to a problem with the GM process in general - that of 'pleiotropic' effects, which means that the inserted GM gene influences other seemingly unrelated genes. (theecologist.org)
  • Meanwhile Burkina Faso's cotton companies have lost patience and have taken matters into their own hands. (theecologist.org)
  • French and local security forces seized control of a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso's capital early Saturday after killing four al Qaeda-linked attackers who rampaged through the tourist destination on Friday, slaughtering at least 23 people. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Roughly 20% of Burkina Faso's total land area is considered arable. (worldatlas.com)
  • The World Bank estimated that in 2007, roughly 20% of Burkina Faso's total land area was considered arable. (worldatlas.com)
  • Over Burkina Faso's history, some measures have been taken to improve the country's agricultural industry. (worldatlas.com)
  • One of Burkina Faso's most important crops is cotton which is primarily grown for the export market. (worldatlas.com)
  • Cotton in Burkina Faso gained prominence during the colonial period since the French colonial government realized the benefits that cotton could have to Burkina Faso's growing economy. (worldatlas.com)
  • Burkina Faso's cotton sector was too rigidly structured to cope with the volatility in the global cotton industry. (worldatlas.com)
  • Sorghum is one of Burkina Faso's most important subsistence crops since it is the nation's staple food. (worldatlas.com)
  • Minerals are some of Burkina Faso's most critical natural resources since they contribute significantly to the country's gross domestic product. (worldatlas.com)
  • Several experts believe that the mining industry has the potential to be one of Burkina Faso's most essential industries. (worldatlas.com)
  • The yield in Burkina Faso was high - in the most recent growing season, it produced over 700,000 MT of cotton, while neighbouring Mali produced only 500,000 MT. (theecologist.org)
  • This report provides an overview of potential opportunities and gaps in the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger) in relation to the impacts of climate change. (eldis.org)
  • Burkina Faso shares a long border with Mali, where the jihadist threat has been metastasizing for years. (undispatch.com)
  • Since 2016, armed Islamist groups have attacked security forces and civilians in Burkina Faso, particularly in the Sahel region bordering Mali and Niger. (hrw.org)
  • Evaluating the project's performance by assessing the extent to which the money transfer service offered by Posts actually meets the needs of migrants and evaluating the impact of the financial education awareness campaign on beneficiaries in order to increase the capacity of postal operators in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Cameroon to offer cash transfer services corresponding to the needs of migrants and their families. (nsce-inter.com)
  • For example, in Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Gabon, Mali, and Nepal, the absolute increase in coverage was at least 2·0 percentage points per year, with faster improvement in the poorest quintile. (bvsalud.org)
  • Blood samples from 35 randomly selected patients were sent to the National Reference Laboratory for Influenza (Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso) for confirmation using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention trioplex real-time RT-PCR protocol ( 5 ) followed by singleplex to identify the infecting DENV serotype. (cdc.gov)
  • That was the case here in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. (cfan.org)
  • In 2016 these two stood in stark contrast to the other 2020 Democratic candidates. (consortiumnews.com)
  • The Board commends the Government of Burkina Faso, the multi-stakeholder group (MSG) and all stakeholders for using the EITI to improve public access to information on the country's mining industry, a key sector in the national economy. (eiti.org)
  • While successful elections and a well-managed transition seem to have helped Burkina Faso shed some of the weight of the Compaore years, tensions which run deep within its power-wielding groups have threatened the country's stability. (undispatch.com)
  • Some of the crops grown in Burkina Faso are considered perennial crops and they cover approximately 13% of the country's total agricultural area. (worldatlas.com)
  • After Burkina Faso gained independence, the government focused on growing the country's cotton industry. (worldatlas.com)
  • Although the last execution in Burkina Faso took place in 1988, the country's courts continued to impose death sentences. (fiacat.org)
  • The power behind the throne of Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, the speaker in the country's parliament, Salif Diallo, plans to put the mining sector under a microscope, and starting with the granting of concessions. (africaintelligence.com)
  • L'objectif de ce travail était de décrire le profil épidémioclinique et évolutif des patients hospitalisés dans notre centre de prise en charge afin de contribuer à l'amélioration de la lutte contre cette pandémie. (bvsalud.org)
  • We report 1,327 probable cases of dengue in Burkina Faso in 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • During October 29, 2016‒November 21, 2016, we screened 1,947 suspected dengue cases using a rapid diagnostic test (SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo, Standard Diagnostics, Seoul, South Korea), which detects DENV nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) and dengue-specific antibodies (IgM and IgG), in response to an outbreak of acute febrile illness in Burkina Faso. (cdc.gov)
  • Dengue fever (DF) is endemic in Burkina Faso , with 70% of its burden supported by the Central Health Region. (bvsalud.org)
  • Land is the basis of nearly all economic activities from farming to financial speculation on cotton production - in and along the periphery of an internationally protected park that spans parts of Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • Sudan with other countries in the Meningitis belt: Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria together account for 7 out of every 10 cases (72%) of the infection. (who.int)
  • The FinScope Consumer Survey Burkina Faso 2016 is a partnership between the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development through the Permanent Secretariat for the Promotion of Microfinance, UNCDF through its Agri-Finance Programme co-financed by UNCDF, UNDP, FinMark Trust, Cenfri, and the Institute of National Statistics and Demography (INSD). (finmark.org.za)
  • Before joining the World Bank, he worked with Plan International, the Government of the Netherlands and served more than 15 years in the Ministry of Health in Burkina Faso. (who.int)
  • The aim of the case study was to expand the evidence base on climate impacts on rural sanitation and hygiene practices and programmes in Burkina Faso and on practical adaptations to increase resilience and ensure communities are better able to maintain improved sanitation behaviours during and after times of climate stress. (eldis.org)
  • French telecom operator Orange has bought Airtel's operations in the African nations of Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone. (medianama.com)
  • Airtel had entered into exclusive talks with Orange to sell its businesses in four African countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone in July 2015. (medianama.com)
  • Burkina Faso is encouraged to leverage a responsive government and proactive civil society and industry to implement reforms improving transparency and accountability in the management of mining licenses, including through the new mining cadastre and by using EITI reporting as an annual diagnostic of license awards and transfers. (eiti.org)
  • It is based on a randomized evaluation designed to analyze the impacts of index insurance for cotton farmers in Burkina Faso. (researchgate.net)
  • After a run of low quality GM cotton crops with unusually short fibres, Burkina Faso has ended its love affair with Monsanto's Bt cotton, writes Claire Robinson. (theecologist.org)
  • Arable land for growing crops such as cotton and sorghum and mineral deposits such as gold are the major natural resources of Burkina Faso. (worldatlas.com)
  • In addition to the senseless loss of life, it exposes critical security fault lines in Burkina Faso just as the country marked an important milestone in its transition to democracy. (undispatch.com)
  • Following a year-long transition after the ouster of a strongman, Blaise Compaore, who lead the country for nearly thirty years, the outlook for Burkina Faso was trending positive. (undispatch.com)
  • The Biosafety Law, 2012 contains information on the biotechnology approval process in Burkina Faso for GE products developed domestically or by a third country. (usda.gov)
  • Despite the vast amount of arable land in Burkina Faso, the country is not considered self-sufficient in agriculture. (worldatlas.com)
  • Burkina Faso achieved peak sorghum production in 2010 when the country produced nearly 2,000,000 tons of sorghum. (worldatlas.com)
  • To date, FinScope Consumer Surveys have been conducted in 29 countries including Burkina Faso. (finmark.org.za)
  • the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is linked to the passage of national laws improving women's rights , and the 2016 Women, Business and the Law report shows that countries are more likely to introduce laws against domestic violence following international and regional human rights conventions and campaigns. (cgdev.org)
  • The outlay for Orange for these transactions will be based on the financials of Airtel's two subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2016 and will represent the equivalent of 7.9 times Airtel's EBITDA in these two countries at this time", the companies said in a joint statement. (medianama.com)
  • The Committee opened on June 6th, and will culminate on June 24th after the review of Sweden and six other states - Angola, Burkina Faso, France, Honduras, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the U.K. The review progresses in stages. (lu.se)
  • After an hours-long standoff and siege in Burkina Faso, a terrorist attack by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has left at least 23 people dead and 56 injured. (scrippsnews.com)
  • In 2016 only one among the current crop of candidates followed Bernie, supported him and joined him on the campaign trail - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. (consortiumnews.com)
  • Since 1994, ACAT Burkina, with its international partner FIACAT, worked for the abolition obtained today. (fiacat.org)
  • In December 2016, FIACAT and ACAT Burkina, together with the association Together against the death penalty, organized a sensitisation workshop aimed at the abolition of the death penalty and bringing together traditional and religious opinion leaders, as well as parliamentarians, lawyers and journalists. (fiacat.org)
  • FIACAT and ACAT Burkina recognise this decision and encourage the Burkinabé government to continue in this way by promoting the inclusion of the abolition of the death penalty in the Constitution. (fiacat.org)
  • The Board encourages Burkina Faso to ensure a clear and robust legal status for EITI implementation. (eiti.org)
  • On July, 26, 2016, The President of Cote d'Ivoire announced the implementation of the national biosafety law adopted by the parliament on July 1, 2016. (usda.gov)
  • Lead the implementation of the follow-up survey of the cotton insurance project in Burkina Faso. (researchgate.net)
  • The European Union and the United Kingdom urged Burkina Faso authorities to investigate the abuses. (hrw.org)
  • Burkina Faso authorities should promptly identify the 180 bodies and make the information public, investigate the killings in Djibo and elsewhere, as previously documented by Human Rights Watch, and appropriately prosecute those responsible. (hrw.org)
  • Due to the close historical ties between Burkina Faso and France , the French government contributed vast sums of money to develop the Burkinabe cotton sector. (worldatlas.com)
  • Pressure is mounting on the Burkina Faso government to investigate mass executions allegedly committed by state security forces. (hrw.org)
  • After the report was published, governments warned Burkina Faso of potential consequences. (hrw.org)
  • The modern-day economy of Burkina Faso was developed during the colonial era when the natural resources were exploited in earnest. (worldatlas.com)
  • When Burkina Faso first grew GM Bt cotton in field trials, officials were initially satisfied with the quality of the cotton, the briefing states. (theecologist.org)
  • Burkina Faso is encouraged to transition towards systematic disclosures of EITI data. (eiti.org)
  • In Burkina Faso, 76% of the adult population reside in rural areas with 78% having primary education or less and 63% with no formal education. (finmark.org.za)
  • Below are some of the highlights from the survey, conducted between May 2016 and September 2016, with a nationally representative sample of 5 066 adults aged 15 years and older. (finmark.org.za)
  • This article studies an area-yield insurance product which generated high demand and sales in Burkina Faso, and was subsequently scaled up nationally. (researchgate.net)
  • From 2014 to 2016, Dr Sorgho was World Bank Representative in Nouakchott, Mauritania. (who.int)
  • During the 1980s, cotton growing in Burkina Faso declined sharply due to several factors with the main one being the decline in global cotton prices. (worldatlas.com)
  • 2016 was widely recognized as the year of "populism," more adequately described as the year of revolt against the political Establishment - in both parties. (consortiumnews.com)
  • A mini catch-up campaign will be conducted in September 2016 targeting 5.2 million 1-5-year-old children born after the mass meningitis vaccination campaign carried out in 2012-2013 to further reduce the threat of meningitis in Sudan. (who.int)
  • Security forces in Burkina Faso on January 16 completed a counter-offensive against jihadist assailants who stormed a top hotel and a restaurant in the capital hours earlier, a security source said. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Newser) - In January, Paul-Henri Damiba led a military coup that ousted Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore, citing widespread discontent at Kabore's inability to quell relentless attacks by Islamic groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State that have killed thousands. (newser.com)
  • Some of our special stories in September focused on the overlooked foreign policy issues of Campaign 2016, the unacknowledged reasons for U.S. overseas interventions, and the troubling twists and turns of the New Cold War. (consortiumnews.com)
  • Ces attaques engendrent la peur - ce qui est l'objectif des terroristes - mais elles illustrent également l'importance de poursuivre notre travail » - Laura Cliche, Chargée de programme, Afrique de l'Ouest sur CTV National News le lundi 18 janvier 2016. (equitas.org)
  • President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Prime Minister: Paul Kaba Thieba and Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré 15 January - Burkina Faso security forces stormed the Hotel Splendid which had been under attack by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militants, amongst other places. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most of the victims were from the Fulani ethnic group, which has been the frequent target of the security forces because of their perceived support of Islamist armed groups operating out of northern Burkina Faso. (hrw.org)
  • In 2016, CDC and partners are looking forward to continuing work on the President's Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), an initiative led by the Department of Health and Human Services. (cdc.gov)
  • In accordance with Requirement 1.4, Burkina Faso should ensure that the statutory procedures for nominating and changing EITI multi-stakeholder group representatives are public and implemented in a fair, open and transparent way in practice. (eiti.org)
  • In a show of good faith towards the promise of a new era in Burkina Faso, deputies in the National Assembly agreed to a 19% pay cut . (undispatch.com)
  • Burkina Faso is an African nation that is situated on the western edge of the continent where it spans an area of roughly 106,000 square miles. (worldatlas.com)
  • Yacouba Sawadogo, a farmer who turned an area of semi-desert into a forest in Burkina Faso, fears he will lose the land of his ancestors to developers who will tear down the trees he has nurtured for some 40 years. (voanews.com)