Over 350 polling stations across the country will be connected and voting results transmitted immediately via satellite communication technology LUXEMBOURG/BURKINA FASO, 27 November 2015 – SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), a world leading satellite operator, and Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI), the official electoral body of Burkina Faso, today announced […]
Burkina Faso: Home of Black Bags, Baobabs and Cute Kids?
by John Liebhardt Let’s 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. (For some reviews of Sophie and the Albino Camel, check here.) While he won’t know the outcome until April […]
Burkina Faso: Meningitis, Mask Dances and a Special Horse Festival
Burkina Faso is the diamond stud near the middle of Africa’s meningitis belt, stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia, containing a population of roughly 14 million 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 […]
How West Africa Uses Simple Resources for Breathtaking Projects
It’s no secret that every culture has their own style they like to embrace in architecture. But, with the rising Westernization of many African nations, a lot of architects are fighting against the cultural erosion by designing and constructing buildings designed with local resources and needs in mind. Image by pixbay The Rise of West […]
African term limits – just how long is too long?
In a television address to his people on January 1, Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced his intention to stand for a third presidential term in 2017. Kagame’s move came as no surprise, since Rwandans overwhelming approved constitutional changes in December that would allow the sitting president to run for three more terms (a seven-year term […]
Why Africa must cancel Economic Agreements, Political and Military with France? Dr. Mehenou Amouzou
1888PressRelease – Africa can become a continent of the future, prosperous and children need no longer take the risk of crossing the Mediterranean to be the sole bread-winner for many families in the continent. This phenomenon is all the more distressing that one third perished at sea, and another one third are treated inhumanely in […]
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