The BBC’s Focus On Africa magazine talks to three policemen in three countries about their lives. Burkina Faso: Pierre Kazoni reports for duty on the busy streets of Ouagadougou with Burkinabe police officer Adelaide Valea. At 0530 Valea and I go to Ouagadougou Central Police Station’s parade ground - a vast compound where more than 200 dusty [...] [...more]
Dan Heller Photography - the site contains many superb photographs of West Africa as well tips of being a better photographer. Click here: Dan Heller [...more]
The mechanization of domestic tasks such as milling or husking grains (normally done with a mortar and pestle or grinding stone) can transform the time-consuming actions into profitable economic activities for rural West African women. The Diesel engines responsible for such transformation are being distributed in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal by the United Nations Development [...] [...more]
West Africa Initiative (WAI) was established with the purpose of bringing about lasting transformation to some of the most impoverished areas of West Africa. Our primary initiatives are centered in the country of Burkina Faso, a land of great promise and great need. Today we are establishing and operating schools, medical clinics, and feeding programs [...] [...more]
Oxfam International seeks increased worldwide public understanding that economic and social justice are crucial to sustainable development. We strive to be a global campaigning force promoting the awareness and motivation that comes with global citizenship while seeking to shift public opinion in order to make equity the same priority as economic growth. Oxfam International - West [...] [...more]
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Index on Africa is a gateway to information on Africa on the Internet, with over 3.800 links sorted by country, subject and news. The Index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA), as a part of NCA’s efforts to raise awareness about Africa and African affairs. Burkina Faso [...more]
Donating money to charitable causes is all very well and good, but there’s usually an abstractness about it that makes one wonder if the funds are really helping those who need it. A new project by California eco-urban design firm LJ Urban aims to make giving more concrete—quite literally—by matching its sales of homes domestically [...] [...more]
