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'Unclaimed Jewel' Touches West Africa with the Gospel
Topix - Sunday, December 30, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The neat thing is that it was a whole God thing" This article is courtesy of Mature Living . While some of her friends enjoy retirement and more time with their families, McCall, a single woman who jokingly calls herself an "unclaimed jewel," said several ...... more
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Burkina Faso Soon a Biofuel Producer
Topix - Friday, December 28, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Africa has a real chance to enter this industry, which is profitable now especially with the price of oil, rising day by day" Countries: Burkina Faso Topics: Business , Development , Economics , Environment , Technology , International Relations , Agriculture , Industry Languages: French Full... more
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Burkina Faso Soon a Biofuel Producer
Global Voices Online - Friday, December 28, 2007
p>Last month, the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydropower, and Marine Resources and the French company AgroEd signed a framework agreement for developing a biofuels industry in Burkina Faso.
All entire process will take place in Burkina, from the cultivation of plants (cotton, Jatropha , etc.) to the production of... more
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Burkina Faso and the Hajj
Global Voices Online - Friday, December 28, 2007
p> QuophyBlogeur writes about the perils of Burkinabe muslims [FR] making the pilgrimage to Mecca: “Fortunately Allah is merciful enough to tolerate the lateness of poor pilgrims at the mercy of an organization practically on the verge of chaos.”
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Serve double lattes on double-deckers
Topix - Thursday, December 27, 2007
p> When I go to a new place, I almost always end up on a bus. I rode the bus through northern Turkey; I take the bus in Paris; I took a kind of bus-like thing in Myanmar; the buses in Vienna are excellent; and in ... via Los... more
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West Africa: The four Cameroonian historical myths
Global Voices Online - Thursday, December 27, 2007
p>This week's blog round-up starts on a literary note, with Voice in the Desert 's review of The Door of No Return - a book targetted at children:
Congratulations to Sarah Mussi for her triumph in the Children's category of the... more
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PSC notes encouragement in Ivorian peace process
Topix - Tuesday, December 25, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The progress has been made possible by the resilient efforts deployed by the Facilitator, President Compaore, as well as by the trust and confidence reposed in him by the parties" Satisfied by developments in Cote d'Ivoire since the signing of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement, the Peace... more
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I love Burkina Faso, but...
Topix - Sunday, December 23, 2007
p> I love Burkina Faso and her people. Any regular reader of this blog will know that I always try to present the often unseen face of the beauty and wealth of this country. via Keith ... more
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Felon Became COO of Wikipedia Foundation
Topix - Friday, December 21, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This is indicative of poor management of the Wikimedia Foundation" The foundation that runs _ and accepts donations for _ the online encyclopedia Wikipedia neglected to do a basic background check before hiring a chief operating officer who had been convicted of theft, drunken ... ... more
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The troubled pasts of Burkina Faso
Topix - Thursday, December 20, 2007
p> Countries: Burkina Faso Topics: Freedom of Speech , Development , Economics , History , Media Full Category List Excerpt The United Nations Development Programme recently released its 2007/2008 Human ... via Global Voices Online ... more
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The troubled pasts of Burkina Faso
Global Voices Online - Thursday, December 20, 2007
p class="MsoNormal">The United Nations Development Programme recently released its 2007/2008 Human Development Index , which ranks countries not just by incomes, but by social indicators like life expectancy, literacy and education.
This year, the news was not good for Burkina Faso, which dropped... more
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Cancer And Respiratory Diseases Worsening
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, December 18, 2007
World Bank funded study shows that increased air pollution caused by motorbikes and dust is causing some 200 new cancer cases in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, every ... more
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Burkina Faso: Cancer and respiratory diseases worsening
Topix - Tuesday, December 18, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The main enemy of our respiratory system is the bad quality of air we are breathing" Motorbikes in central Ouagadougou. According to a World Bank-funded study, benzine from motorbike fuel is causing 200 new cancer cases every year OUAGADOUGOU, 18 December 2007 - A World Bank... more
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Central Bank in Stalemate as Politics, Tradition Clash
allAfrica.com - Monday, December 17, 2007
rift between heads of state of the eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has left the bloc's central bank, BCEAO, with an interim governor for over two years now. A meeting of WAEMU'S council of ministers in Burkina Faso last week failed to address the issue, leaving... more
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Togo: Kangi Alem announces residency for young francophone writers
Topix - Monday, December 17, 2007
p> The world is talking. Are you listening? Kangi Alem announces an artists' residency [Fr] in Lome for young francophone African writers. via Global Voices Online ... more
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Update from Gorom-Gorom
Topix - Saturday, December 15, 2007
p> "I hope you are going to preach to us as well...?" It is not an invitation that we often expect, least of all perhaps from an Islamic religious teacher... Yet, it was the village imam who was talking. via Keith ... more
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Burkina Faso: What Causes Corruption?
Global Voices Online - Thursday, December 13, 2007
p> Babilown posts a video [Fr] where the head of an NGO in Ouagadougou describes corruption in Burkina Faso and its causes, while another discusses the situation in Brazil.
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Burkina Faso: What Causes Corruption?
Topix - Thursday, December 13, 2007
p> The world is talking. Are you listening? Babilown posts a video [Fr] where the head of an NGO in Ouagadougou describes corruption in Burkina Faso and its causes, while another discusses the situation in Brazil. via Global Voices Online ... more
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Nine Years Later, Editor's Murder Still Unsolved
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, December 12, 2007
n the eve of the ninth anniversary of the death of newspaper editor Norbert Zongo and three companions, Reporters Without Borders today said it would not give up its campaign to know the truth about their murder. They were probably killed by members of the presidential guard under the authority... more
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Africa's Rail Revival
Topix - Tuesday, December 11, 2007
p> The African rail network is currently attracting levels of investment unmatched at any time since the basic network was laid between 1850 and 1920 by European colonial powers in order to facilitate trade and ... via Forbes ... more
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