Ibrahim

Rally 'Round The Flag

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February 25th 2007
The days have been so full there's scarcely time to reflect, let alone recount. We typically get out about noon and return at midnight or later. Sometimes I write, other times I'm gabbing in the lobby about international trade, politics, race relations and sharing family pictures and sipping whisky with a businessman from Delhi who's staying at the hotel. He's never been to America, but he's ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso » Centre » Ouagadougou

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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