Category Archives: Economy

In general, there is a near-normal household demand for cereals on local markets, held in check by remaining cereal stocks from previous harvests. Monthly exports to Niger approximately 4,500 metric tons of maize and sorghum and coastal countries approximately 300 … Continue reading →

This is consistent with the FEWS network projection for coming months.  That said, still early in rainy season and it could turn out fine.  Moreover, clear that the most affected people are in regions where political insecurity is serious.  The … Continue reading →

Basically the government agency in charge eviscerated the libraries and itself… very sad. At least RENLAC the anti-corruption civil society organization is now publicizing the corruption that took place back in 2010. Les travaux n’ont pas été correctement effectués à … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading the latest IMF report on Burkina Faso, and thought I would share some of the numbers. Here’s what you see in the report: GDP is about $12 billion at market exchange rate of 500 FCFA per USD.  … Continue reading →

With growth comes well-organized crime? “Pirates, often heavily armed and violent, are targeting vessels and their crews along the Nigerian coast, rivers, anchorages, ports and surrounding waters. In many cases, they ransack the vessels and steal the cargo, usually gas … Continue reading →

Last year was a very good agricultural season, and this year appears to be even better.  Hmmm…. I believe that 2000 years ago Joseph had good advice for what to do after a good season. But he wasn’t so good … Continue reading →

Bon reportage de Patindé Amandine Konditamdé; j’aurai aimé savoir ce que le SONABEL dit comme réponse. La SONABEL serait en train de consommer son capital à en croire Luc Adolphe Tiao, lors de l’émission télévisuelle « Dialogue avec le gouvernement … Continue reading →

Les nouveaux composants que nous étudions rendent la personne inodore. Le moustique entre dans la pièce et ne sent rien. La personne est devenue invisible… via Les humains bientôt «invisibles» pour les moustiques? – Science – RFI.

I haven’t read the paper (by Richard Akresh, Joyce Chen and Charity Moore) yet… so caveat emptor! Altruism among family members can inhibit cooperation by increasing the utility players expect to receive in a non-cooperative equilibrium. To test this, we … Continue reading →

The development objective of the Youth Employment and Skills Development Project for Burkina Faso is to increase access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for out-of- school youth. The project has three components. The first component is labor intensive … Continue reading →

An incredibly important public health issue.  A description of the 2013 campaign (10 million bednets) is here.  Alizeta Ouedraogo’s companies had some of the contracts for the  distribution I believe.   An article in Bendré by Jean Paul Bamogo reviews … Continue reading →

Sankara wanna-bees need to move on: what is the program, concretely?  Nationalize CFAO and have the state sell itself Toyota Landcruisers?  How will that happen is neo-liberal imperialist Toyota doesn’t appreciate the nationalisation? Or, maybe the Burkinabe state should set … Continue reading →

La société minière Endeavour/Avion Gold a tenu une rencontre d’information le vendredi 7 juin 2013 à Houndé, sous la présidence du ministre de l’Environnement et du développement durable, Salifou Ouédraogo. L’étude d’impact environnemental et social du projet d’installation de la … Continue reading →

Les plaines aménagées de Bouendé et de Koho dans la commune de Houndé sont menacées d’ensablement à cause de l’orpaillage artisanal. Le cours d’eau qui permet d’irriguer ces deux plaines risque de disparaître si rien n’est fait d’ici là. En … Continue reading →

Very interesting research project. The intervention that this research initiative is exploring is a 2.5-year radio campaign that began broadcasting in March 2012. It involves the broadcast of health messages using radio spots (60-second adverts) and radio phone-in programmes (see … Continue reading →