By Nancy Palus Dakar 08 April 2008 Tuesday marked the first day of a two-day national strike in Burkina Faso, called by union leaders to protest the high cost of living. The government recently took measures to ease the impact of high food prices , b...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 December 2007 Burkina Faso's cotton production this year has decreased due to inconsistent rains and high oil prices, frustrating executives and farmers in sub-Saharan Africa's leading cotton producer. VOA's Nico Colombant...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 October 2007 Thomas Sankara, the charismatic former president of West Africa's Burkina Faso who gave the country its name, will be memorialized alongside the celebrations for progress made under the current rule of President...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 May 2007 Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore In Burkina Faso, voter turnout is described as low for legislative polls that the ruling party of Blaise Compaore is expected to dominate. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from...