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Background: Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.



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Areas in Nord: Ouahigouya

August 11th 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
Spent the night at Brian’s again on Saturday and saw even more shooting stars - broke my record again for best looking meteor. This time Brian saw it first and even as he was making noise t ... [full story]

114 days ago: vincentinafrica published a blog
chicken in a bag
August 6th 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
6.8.08 In my last entry, I mentioned that Brad and I rode through torrential downpour to get lunch one day last week. I would like to emphasize that getting soaked to the bone and wearing damp clo ... [full story]

126 days ago: vincentinafrica published a blog
requests
July 31st 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
Updated request list for packages: Chicken spread - in a can. Its great for making sandwiches and putting on crackers Cheese - vacuum packed? Almost impossible to find anywhere but Ouagadougou ... [full story]

126 days ago: vincentinafrica published a blog
computer class begins
July 30th 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
Today (Tuesday) I taught my first real class in Burkina. The computer lab is still not ready, so I had to make do with a classroom of 85 kids, a blackboard and colored chalk. Due to logistical probl ... [full story]

July 29th 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
Greetings! More great and wonderful things took place over the past couple days that I am pleased to share here with you. Thursday last week we ate large portions of and it was beyond amazing. R ... [full story]

133 days ago: vincentinafrica published a blog
French toast and banana bread
July 23rd 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
and it was amazing. It’s funny to think that receiving a Science Illustrated magazine, a book, and some gum and mints would make my week. There aren’t any magazines here that I have see ... [full story]

July 8th 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
Saturday I met up with Brian, a GEE (girls education and empowerment) trainee, who lives just outside of town about 5km into the bush in a small village. He Brad (another IT trainee) an ... [full story]

153 days ago: vincentinafrica published a blog
Mail, again
July 4th 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
I came across the blog of a PCT's parent who shared some very useful information regarding packages. I would like to share it with you in case you havent already seen it. Here is the link to the p ... [full story]

159 days ago: vincentinafrica published a blog
where do i begin?
June 28th 2008  Africa » Burkina Faso » Nord » Ouahigouya
After trying to write chronological blog posts covering the last week like I did when I was in the army, I decided to sum everything up under topic headings. It should give you an idea of what it&rsq ... [full story]


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