Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Sortie d’animation avec la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école B de Houndé
- Ghana librarians do a group reading session
- Organisation d’une séance de mots croisés et d’une séance de dessin à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Appréciations des livres CMH par professeurs du CEG de Maro
- Animation d’une séance de lecture guidée à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Animation de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque de Béréba, Burkina Faso
- Encouragement des élèves de l’école Sainte Thérèse de Houndé à la lecture
- Organisation d’une séance de lecture à voix haute à la bibliothèque de Koho
- Visite du coordonnateur et de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque Lumière pour enfants à Houndé
- Une sortie d’animation de la BMP à l’école E de Houndé
Author Archives: mkevane
What are teachers and students striking for in Burkina Faso?
C’est pour toutes ces considérations que nous attirons une fois de plus l’attention de tous les acteurs de l’éducation dont l’Etat autour des problèmes ci-dessous : 1. La construction d’infrastructures dans les différents ordres d’enseignement ; 2. L’amélioration des conditions … Continue reading
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Cars for $100,000 each anyone?
Government of Burkina Faso buying 15 cars for $1.8 million dollars? What kind of cars are these? Cadiallac SUVs judging from what I see driving around the big important Ministries… Le premier rapport est relatif à la conclusion d’un contrat … Continue reading
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Abyei, Sudan… things just get worse
Following the AJOC meeting, several Ngok Dinka officials told UNISFA that they wanted to visit the Missiriya-occupied north of Abyei, including the area around Defra. A UNISFA convoy, including the head of mission, accompanied them. The convoy visited Tajalei, and … Continue reading
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Best francophone blog per RFI: Ma guinée plurielle
A Conakry on ne se rend pas à la plage pour faire du surf, ni même pour se baigner. Encore moins pour bronzer. Comme sur la plupart des plages de Conakry (Rogbané, Tokonko, Camayenne, Kipé etc.), la propreté de l’eau … Continue reading
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After Fair Trade Coffee, Fair Trade Shea
In Econ 1 we call it monopsony, and monopsonists are bad people… that’s why they have to talk about “empowering women”… so they can feel good about buying BMWs and other luxury vehicles with the money they got using their … Continue reading
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Our chickens in Ouagadougou…so cute… Tonny (pronounced Tawny) on the left and Speedy on the right
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No real mining transparency means $38 billion in taxes not paid by mining companies
Mais plus encore, le problème majeur dans le collimateur de ces éminents personnages n’est autre qu’une fraude fiscale à l’échelle continentale. « Il faut avoir ce chiffre en tête, poursuit Michel Camdessus, la fraude fiscale organisée par beaucoup de compagnies … Continue reading
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Je vais chosiner
My favorite word. It seems to be taking Ouagadougou French by wildfire, I now hear it everywhere even amongst my academic colleagues. They took the word “chose” which means “thing” and turned it into a verb, to mean “I’m going … Continue reading
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Opposition in Burkina Faso rejects attempt by regime to create a Senate
La concertation a enregistré la présence du Chef de File de l’Opposition Politique au Burkina Faso CFOP.Faisant suite aux échanges fructueux entre les participants sur la problématique de la mise en place du Sénat, les députés ont adopté une déclaration, … Continue reading
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Nuba Reports fighting continuing in Kordofan
On May 5 at around 6:30 the Sudanese Armed Forces repelled an attack by SPLA-N forces on a SAF garrison at Umm Barmbeita in Rashad County, South Kordofan. The attack lasted about 2 1/2 hours after which the 1200 strong … Continue reading
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Measuring Hope…. by Bruce Wydick offers interesting insights and research
But what was driving these outcomes? Could covering the cost of school uniforms and tuition for these children during their nearly ten years of sponsorship mainly account for these impacts—or was it something else about being a sponsored child. We … Continue reading
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More than one analyst was willing to go “unnamed” with a statement of the obvious…
The SRF attack took place just hours after the failure of a round of mediated negotiations in Addis Ababa between the Sudanese government and the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement-North. The talks were sponsored by the African Union. About 40 armoured … Continue reading
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Sukie, are there really desert tortoises at your school?
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Sukie, how do you like Ouagadougou?
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Land grabbing in Cameroun: Herakles Farms
Les auteurs du document expliquent s’être rendus dans vingt villages différents de cette région forestière et avoir constaté que les locaux n’étaient pas informés des conséquences de l’implantation de cette firme agro-alimentaire. L’enquête s’est déroulée en février, mais le cas … Continue reading
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Burkina Faso 183 out of 187 in Human Development index… for shame?
Life expectancy at birth is 55 years, mean years of schooling for adults over 25 is…. 1.3 years. Yikes! GNI per capita in PPP terms is $1,222. ( Digression: This is because you can have someone work for you all … Continue reading
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Excellent profile of Alizeta Ouédraogo and François Compaoré
Dès 2000, Salif Diallo, alors tout-puissant bras droit de Blaise Compaoré, avait demandé sa tête, sans succès. Diallo n’a cessé, durant la dernière décennie, de s’ériger en sentinelle face aux ambitions présumées du frère. Mais, à ce jeu, il a … Continue reading
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Monkeys found to conform to social norms
In the initial study, the researchers provided each of two groups of wild monkeys with a box of maize corn dyed pink and another dyed blue. The blue corn was made to taste repulsive and the monkeys soon learned to … Continue reading
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Very strange news item – JEM attacks Umm Ruwaba?
Strange because Umm Ruwaba is further east than El Obeid and En Nahud… how on earth did they get past those places? And why not attack El Obeid itself? Fighters with the Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, attacked the … Continue reading
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The plow and women’s gender status….
Plowing is recognized across many rural societies as a gendered activity, with men controlling the plow . Alesina, Giuliano and Nunn (2013) have suggested that there exists a strong correlation between the suitability of soils and climate for the plow … Continue reading
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Michael Kevane 