My Rooster

Chicken Scratch

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July 4th 2006
Heya everyone Sorry there's been a lull in the writing. I've had no end of trouble getting these pics loaded, but here they are, finally! So last week I got a panicked phone call from one of our geos saying that there were issues with one of the villages that needed to be rectified immediately. So this meant an emergency trip into town, then out to the village for negotiations, then back to 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