Africa Burkina Faso There are more than 600 active artisanal gold mining sites and more than one million people who make a direct living from this activity, producing around 10 tonnes of gold every year, with benefits but also detrimental effects on people
Africa Burkina Faso The number of schools closed due to insecurity continues to rise: as of May 31, there were 6.149 schools closed, reports the latest monthly statistic
Africa Burkina Faso Work will soon begin on the construction of a 4.500 sqm amusement park inside the National Museum in Ouagadougou to increase the tourist offer in the capital and enable the museum to finance itself
Africa Burkina Faso A slew of extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and instances of torture by Burkina Faso’s military has terrorized communities in the country’s northeast this year, according to a Human Rights Watch report
Africa Burkina Faso The humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso is, according to the annual ranking of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the 'most neglected in the world'; in 2022, the number of citizens in need of humanitarian aid increased by 40% compared to 2021
Africa Burkina Faso Envirinfos.net was born, a platform dedicated to the environment, accompanying the quarterly magazine Envirinfos, in printed format, launched in 2010 by the Burkinabe Ministry of the Environment
Africa Burkina Faso Over 40% of Burkinabe citizens live below the poverty line according to latest data from UNDP
Africa Burkina Faso Francis Kéré, the first African to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize last year, will now have an architectural scholarship at Yale named after him
Africa Burkina Faso More than 2.150.000 people will be in a food crisis situation in 2023, including internally displaced persons, a figure that represents approximately 9,9% of the population
Africa Burkina Faso The president of the Federation of Islamic Associations Burkina Faso in the Centre-North region informed the faithful of the suspension of night prayers throughout the region for security reasons
Africa Burkina Faso The Thomas Sankara University of Burkina Faso won the final of the French version of the International Criminal Court's mock trial competition, which took place in Courtroom I of the ICC in The Hague
Africa Burkina Faso The ruling junta in Burkina Faso on Monday ordered the 'sine die' suspension of France 24's broadcasts on its territory, following an interview the news channel gave to the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in early March
Africa Burkina Faso Over USD 3 million to support "the education emergency in Burkina Faso" will be mobilized following a Memorandum of Understanding between the Qatar Development Fund and Burkina Faso