The Coup in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. Burkina Faso became a French colony in the year 1896. It got its independence as Upper Volta in 1960; the name Burkina Faso...
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How pollution and greenhouse gases affect the climate in the Sahel
Over the last decade many countries in the Sahel region – the semi-arid southern edge of the Sahara that stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia – have been embroiled in conflict. Populations in these countries are growing. This...
‘Shadow’ of persistent inequality is growing, key UN human development report reveals
Looking at the widening gap in real terms, a child born in Norway today – the country with the highest human development index (HDI) – can expect to live beyond the age of 82,...
In West Africa and the Sahel, signs of democratic progress amid continued ‘devastating’ violence: UN
Citing the spillover of the Malian crisis into Burkina Faso and Niger, and the widespread violence by non-state armed groups throughout the region, Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas,...
Women’s leadership ‘critical’ to future of Niger: UN Deputy Secretary
The role of women in leadership positions is critical to the future of a peaceful Niger according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed. Amina Mohammed was speaking at a meeting with the Nigerien president,...
Two shipwrecks add to ‘alarming increase’ in migrant deaths off Libya coast: IOM
More than 200 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean in the past three days, bringing the overall death toll so far this year to more than 1,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported...
