BURKINA FASO IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WITH A TOTAL LAND AREA OF 274,200 KM~2. IT BORDERS SIX COUNTRIES: THE IVORY COAST TO THE SOUTHWEST, MALI TO THE NORTH, NIGER TO THE EAST, BENIN TO THE SOUTHEAST, AND BOTH TOGO AND GHANA TO THE SOUTH. THE NATION'S ...
current situation: Burkina Faso is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Burkinabe children are forced to work as farm hands, gold panners and washers, street vendors, domestic servants, and beggars or in the commercial ...
“Burkina Faso’s ‘West African Spring,'”The Nation, February 2014. Additional Resources The following are articles and reports that provide an overview of the situation in Burkina Faso. “Deadly Standoff Leaves Burkina Faso Stunned,”The New York Times, January 2016. “Burkina Faso elections:...
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country located in the middle of West Africa's "hump." It is geographically in the Sahel--the agricultural region between the Sahara Desert and the coastal rain forests. Most of central Burkina Faso lies on a savanna plateau, 200 meters-300 meters (650 ft.-1,...
Frustrations over the government's inability to curb an Islamist insurgency spurred two military coups in Burkina Faso in 2022. Both the previous and current juntas have made efforts to beef up security, but Islamist attacks have continued. The junta's foreign affairs ministry ...
"The ECOWAS notes that, despite calls from the regional and international community for calm and respect for constitutional legality, the situation in Burkina Faso is characterized by a military coup this Monday, January 24, 2022, following the resignation of the President Roch Marc Christian Kabore...
An operator may only operate a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) per the decree’s provisions governing air traffic control and operational arrangements for navigation services and procedures in effect in Burkina Faso. When a situation puts air traffic at risk during operation, an operator ...
Burkina Faso Africa Burkina should be on everyone's travel list, but sadly the current security situation means the unforgettable journey here will have to wait. The country may not have many big-ticket attractions, but the warmth of its welcome and the friendliness of the Burkinabé people is...
Fasoislinkedtoincreasedenergyconsumption.WithGDPgrowthof5-6% annuallysince2015,thecountry’senergysupplymixisunderincreasing pressure. Thecurrentenergysituationisnotscalableorsustainable–frombothan environmentalandaneconomicstandpoint–duetosubsidiesandimports. Thecountryiscurrentlydeployingastrategythatcouldsatisfythegrow...
The probable explanation for this could be that the political situation of the country has been worsening since 2015 [29]. Regarding PITC service, despite the global non-significant variation of this service’s availability in health facilities, some intra-variations according to the characteristics ...