Burkina Faso News News Burkina Faso » Social: Why Traore has opened a new front with Burkina Faso’s Muslim community
New legislation and arrests are driving a rift between Burkina Faso’s military government and Muslim scholars.
News Burkina Faso » Social: Building Resilience, Not Dependence: Burkina Faso Redesigns Social Protection
The World Bank has approved a five-year, $120 million project aimed at expanding economic opportunities for vulnerable households and strengthening Burkina Faso’s social protection system. Building on ...
News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso: New World Bank Financing to Expand Economic Opportunities and Strengthen Social Protection Systems
The World Bank approved today a new project in Burkina Faso to expand economic opportunities for vulnerable populations, foster social cohesion, and strengthen the country’s social protection system.
News Burkina Faso » Social: A Social Safety Net for the Poorest: Increasing Poor Households’ Access to Safety Nets and Laying the Foundations for an Adaptive Social Safety Net System in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, poverty continues to remain widespread. In 2014, 40% of the population was living in poverty, down from 50% in 2003. However, the absolute number of poor did not change significantly, ...
News Burkina Faso » Social: UN to close its human rights office in Burkina Faso
The United Nations announced Thursday it would close its human rights office in Burkina Faso, saying the authorities' indefinite suspension of its operations meant it could not carry out its duties.
News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso: the key role played by the media in the latest coup
The dust appears to have settled following the recent coup in the west African state of Burkina Faso. A televised statement on January 31 named Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim ...
News Burkina Faso » Social: Pro-Russia protesters rally in Burkina Faso capital after second coup
Demonstrators chant support for Moscow, demand France exit the West African country and warn regional bloc ECOWAS against "meddling".
News Burkina Faso » Social: Youths try to escape ‘misery’ of Burkina Faso
For Mady Daboné, Europe beckons. ”Staying here … is misery,” says the 30-year-old from the village of Begdo in eastern Burkina Faso, adding that several of his friends are already abroad. ”I have ...
News Burkina Faso » Social: Peace and Social Cohesion Journalism Award [Burkina Faso]
Journalists from Burkina Faso are invited to apply. The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace in Burkina Faso is launching the fourth edition of the Journalism Prize for Peace and Social Cohesion ...
News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso Lashes 'Ethnic Cleansing' Calls On Social Media
Burkina Faso's government on Thursday lashed calls on social media to attack the country's Fulani minority, describing them as a campaign for "ethnic cleansing" similar to the Rwanda genocide.
News Burkina Faso » Social: Article results for Burkina Faso in Social sciences
Article ‘Count’ and ‘Share’ for Outputs from Burkina Faso in Social sciences. The articles listed below published by authors from Burkina Faso, organized by journal and article, represent the research ...