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May 10th, 2008

Burkina Faso: Shea butter and other secrets

John Liebhardt · 12:09

If you know your beauty products, you most likely have heard of shea butter – the natural fat extracted from the fruit of the karite nut. Shea is a natural moisturizer and its high levels of vegetable fats allow it to treat a host of skin conditions, from burns to ... 0 comments · »»

May 2nd, 2008

Global: The price of food, the cost of despair

John Liebhardt · 22:09

lingua → pt · fr · es · zht · zhs

The crisis of skyrocketing food prices is affecting all economic groups in every corner of the world. Every day, it seems, high-priced food sends another country lurching through some crisis: demonstrations, riots, rumors of hoarding, falling governments, even deaths. Global Voices is well positioned to follow the nuances of this complex ... 9 comments · »»

April 20th, 2008

Burkina Faso: Vegetarians need not apply

John Liebhardt · 10:32

As much as Ouagalais love political intrigue, most people are much more preoccupied with the power cuts that have afflicted the city for the past five weeks or so. First, a galet poussoir, which translates as a roller tapet, failed at one of the city’s main power stations, forcing Sonabel, the local power company, to schedule rolling blackouts throughout the city every day for more than a week until someone was sent to France to pick it up a new piece. 2 comments · »»

March 27th, 2008

Burkina Faso: Home of black bags, baobabs and cute kids?

John Liebhardt · 11:22

This roundup will begin with some old business. From Stephen Davis of Voice in the Desert: His book Sophie and the Albino Camel is up for the Norfolk Shorts shortlist of books under 150 pages. While he won’t know the outcome until April 16, he did expound on why he loves writing short fiction. 2 comments · »»

March 19th, 2008

Burkina Faso: Meningitis, mask dances and a special horse festival

John Liebhardt · 10:54

Burkina Faso is the diamond stud near the middle of Africa’s meningitis belt, stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia, containing a population of roughly 300 people. The region’s dusty winds and relatively cool nights from December to June decreases peoples’ immunity to respiratory problems. This, along with the area’s high population density adds up to make bacterial meningitis “hyperendemic” to this area. 0 comments · »»

March 6th, 2008

Africa: Vloggers, Bloggers and Movies

Juliana Rincón Parra · 01:15

lingua → ar · mk · pt · mg · de · jp · sq

A few glimpses of Africa through citizen media videos. From BoB winners, to storytellers, documentaries on artists, Nigeria´s Nollywood movie industry and more. 2 comments · »»

March 5th, 2008

Protests over high prices strike Burkina Faso

John Liebhardt · 10:50

Although somewhat overshadowed by the larger – and more dangerous –demonstrations in Cameroon last week, at least four cities in Burkina Faso also witnessed strikes over skyrocketing prices that descended into violent demonstrations. 2 comments · »»

February 25th, 2008

Burkina Faso: teachable moments, missing bathrooms and road rage

John Liebhardt · 13:42

lingua → es

Pity the school teachers of the Peace Corps. While their compatriots toiling in health clinics or with micro-credit programs pretty much work loose hours and come and go from social events in the capital city at their leisure, teachers are stuck at home with a inflexible schedule, classrooms full of hundreds of students and loads and loads of homework to correct each night. 0 comments · »»

Links

February 20th, 2008

QuophyBlogeur writes about Burkina Faso's first comedy festival [Fr], and its “magic to break from the monotony of life and overcome life's most difficult situations.”

December 28th, 2007

QuophyBlogeur writes about the perils of Burkinabe muslims [FR] making the pilgrimage to Mecca: “Fortunately Allah is merciful enough to tolerate the late arrival of poor pilgrims at the mercy of an organization practically on the verge of chaos.”

December 13th, 2007

Kangi Alem announces an artists' residency [Fr] in Lome for young francophone African writers.

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.

November 13th, 2007

In Burkina, the government's announced there is no danger of famine, but peasants say [Fr] this season's rainfall and agricultural production have been particularly bad, and many have had a difficult time harvesting enough to feed their families these last two weeks, writes Ramata Sore.

October 24th, 2007

Ramata Sore posts a statement by Mariam Sankara (Fr), wife of assassinated former president Thomas Sankara, thanking the Burkinabe people for their warm welcome. Mrs. Sankara returned to Burkina Faso for the anniversary of her husband's death after twenty years in exile.

Ramata Sore writes (Fr) about National Press Day in Burkina Faso and how many journalists are compromised by politics.

October 22nd, 2007

A video of Kids Camp in Burkina Faso: “Here is a short 4 minute video with clips of the Kids Camp run in Gorom-Gorom, Burkina Faso in August. It was run jointly by the churches of Gorom-Gorom, and by Glenwood Church.”