Global telecommunications operator, Orange, has announced that it is moving forward in the deployment of its electrification programme for rural zones by launching the service in Burkina Faso. The telecoms
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen economic ties between the two countries Ouagadougou, 13th march 2018 - Burkina Faso’s President, Roch Marc Christian
How Tobacco companies subvert anti-tobacco laws capable of saving millions in Nigeria, others - Report How American company, Philip Morris, is flooding Nigeria with 122 million 'units' of cigarettes
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said 29 African countries out of 37 are currently in need of external food assistance, unchanged from November 2017. The UN food agency listed the countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to provide electricity to 29.3mn people in Africa by 2020 AfDB elecThe AfDB also plans for 10,000MW of solar power systems across the Sahel. (The AfDB)
Many refugees would like to buy low-carbon stoves and lights but poor access in camps and a lack of funding is forcing them to rely on “dirty and expensive” fuels, a report said on Tuesday. Millions
China is reducing the import tax on donkey skins for use in traditional medicine despite fears over a global reduction in the animal's population. From Monday, the tax will fall from 5% to 2%, making
In 2000, farmers in Burkina Faso, Africa’s top cotton grower, were desperate. Their cotton fetched top prices because its high-quality fibre lent a luxurious sheen to clothing and bedsheets. But pests
This study traces the emergence of climate services as a core element of resilience programming and explores how development NGOs are contributing to the climate services system in Burkina Faso. It examines
Zagtouli - West Africa's biggest solar power plant goes onstream on Wednesday as Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, inaugurates a novel scheme to boost renewables and cut energy dependence
