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The current famine in the Horn of Africa has again brought to our attention the interaction between climate change, food prices and extreme weather conditions on the African continent. The...
Jobs are not being created fast enough to absorb the growing labour force, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.Burkina Faso, a former recipient of large amounts of Libyan aid, has...
Cabinet has noted the national position for the negotiations on climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), spokesperson Jimmy Manyi said on Thursday....
The Africa Group Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) met in Durban at the International Convention Center, the venue for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change to be held in...
With recent political developments in Burkina Faso and Senegal and governments’ reactions toward social discontent, one could not help but ask whether leaders are capable of deciphering the signs...
Cote d'IvoireOn 28 November 2010, the second round of the Presidential elections were held in Cote d’Ivoire. The Independent Election Commission (CEI) declared opposition leader Alassane Ouattara...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reported in 2008 that “Africa is losing more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of forest every year – twice the world’s average...
Last week, the citizens of Burkina Faso woke up to the news of another army mutiny. This could have been seen as insignificant, had it not involved one of the most important units of President...