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Summer activities and traveling

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July 2nd 2007
Satiri has been pretty empty for the past couple of weeks since most of its population heads out to the fields each morning. A rainstorm or two finally came, but the last week has been dry and farmers are still complaining about the lack of rain. I biked out into the bush one morning to see my neighbor’s fields. Tidiane’s family has about 15 hectares, mostly of cotton, corn, and peanuts. T ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso

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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 res... ... read more