Burkina Faso

  • Mar 28, 2005
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Reform key for cotton farming after WTO ruling

Brazil's case against US cotton subsidies was the first instance of a developing country...

Wto
  • Nov 19, 2004
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Long-term benefits of debt relief elusive

While some progress has been made towards reducing Africa's overall level of indebtedness, the...

  • Oct 12, 2004
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Continent is world's worst for business

The annual report benchmarks regulatory performance and reforms related to business environments...

  • Oct 7, 2004
  • 6 min read

WEST AFRICA: Locusts may devour regional economies

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on October 4 updated its warning on the desert locust...

  • Sep 30, 2004
  • 1 min read

MAURITANIA / BURKINA FASO: Coup plot raises tensions

Burkina Faso National Assembly Speaker Roch Marc Christian Kabore yesterday dismissed suggestions...

Burkina Faso
  • Aug 4, 2004
  • 6 min read

IVORY COAST: Accra accord is unlikely to stick

Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah will host a summit with counterparts from Mali, Burkina...

Ivory Coast
  • Aug 4, 2004
  • 1 min read

IVORY COAST: Accra accord is unlikely to stick

Last week's summit meeting in Accra produced an outline agreement and timetable for...

Ivory Coast
  • Apr 8, 2004
  • 1 min read

BURKINA-FASO: Coup trial exposes 'Ivorien link'

Captain Luther Ouali, accused of being the mastermind behind an October coup plot against...