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	Sénat - International - Senates of the world - Burkina
		4 representatives appointed by the President of Burkina Faso ;
		When the country’s institutions are under threat, the President of Burkina Faso, after deliberations in the Council of Ministers and consultations with the Presidents of the National Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court, takes whatever measures are dictated by the circumstances.
		C – The President of the House of Representatives is the fourth highest-ranking person in the State.
	www.senat.fr /senatsdumonde/english/burkina.html (741 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 600 and 900 mm (24-35 inches) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
		A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north, and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.
	creekin.net /n29-burkina-faso.html (1579 words)

	List of state leaders in 2001 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991–2001)
		President - Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002)
		President - Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_2001 (3161 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960 and quickly established a one-party dictatorship under the leadership of Maurice Yameogo.
		President Yameogo was overthrown by Colonel Sangoule Lamizana in a 1969 military coup.
		After a decade of electoral politics in Burkina Faso, the ability of its citizens to peacefully change their government through the ballot box has yet to be fully tested.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Bfo1.htm (889 words)

	Tour du Faso 2006 - Editorial of official website
		One clear certainty is that every year the organisation of the Tour du Faso plays its part in the development of the sport of cycling in Burkina Faso and the whole African continent, and to development in general.
		Burkina Faso's cyclists are amongst the best in their category in Africa, which is why they were invited to take part in the world championships in Salzburg from September 15
		The Tour du Faso is a symbol of pride for Burkina, we must now seek to build on the international renown to develop greater recognition of the African cyclists and to make the tour an international event and improve the quality of the participating teams in future Tour du Faso.
	www.letour.fr /2006/TFA/LIVE/us/100/edito.html (593 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso was originally inhabited by the Bobo, Lobi, and Gurunsi peoples, with the Mossi and Gurma peoples immigrating to the region in the 14th century.
		Burkina Faso: Economy - Economy Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its...
		Burkina Faso: Land and People - Land and People The country is made up mainly of vast monotonous plains and of low hills that rise...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107369.html (692 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Africa : Burkina Faso
		According to Article 10 of the Constitution of 11 June 1991, "Each citizen of Burkina Faso is required to contribute to the defence and preservation of territorial integrity.
		According to the initial report of Burkina Faso to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, submitted in 1993, the minimum age for voluntary enlistment in the armed forces is 20 whereas the minimum age of conscription, known as National Development Service, is 18.
		Burkina Faso signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997 and on 16 September 1998 the instruments of ratification were deposited at the United Nations, making Burkina Faso the 40th country to ratify the treaty and thus allowing the treaty to enter into force on 1 March 1999.
	www.hrw.org /africa/burkinafaso.php (493 words)

	[22 Sep 1998]: PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF BURKINA FASO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		President Campaoré, who is the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), told a correspondent who had asked whether he was optimistic about the continent's future that the OAU was the result of a colonial past, and that Africans had realized that stability was the guarantee of their self-reliance.
		The President replied that the difficulty in solving that conflict lay in the inability of those taking initiatives to work on the basis of the continental body's founding principle of non- interference.
		President Compaoré said the world body would only take a hand if there was a lack of progress by the OAU and by neighbouring countries mediating between the Government of President Pierre Buyoya and armed rebels.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/1998/19980922.burkina.html (513 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso, country in western Africa, formerly known as Upper Volta.
		Compaoré, Blaise, born in 1950, president of Burkina Faso (1987- ).
		Ouagadougou, also Wagadugu, city in central Burkina Faso, capital of the country and of its Kadiogo Province.
	encarta.msn.com /Burkina+Faso.html (103 words)

	SA, Burkina Faso talk minerals - SouthAfrica.info
		President Thabo Mbeki met his his counterpart from Burkina Faso, President Blaise Compaoré, this week in the first such high-level contact between the two countries.
		Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore visited Randgold Resources in Johannesburg on Wednesday in a bid to attract investment from the South African mining giant.
		Burkina Faso is South Africa's 11th largest trade partner in the west African region.
	www.southafrica.info /what_happening/news/sa-burkinafaso.htm (336 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alarcón is in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, leading the island's delegation to the 106th Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the IPU.
		It was noted that the Seventh Mixed Commission between Cuba and Burkina Faso, held in Havana in July, concentrated bilateral relations in the areas of health and sports.
		During this meeting of presidents from municipal governments, the executive secretary of the Council of Ministers, Carlos Lage, highlighted the Cuban people's valor in the construction of a new society based on unity and solidarity.
	www.radiohc.org /Distributions/Radio_Havana_English/.2001/2001_sep/Radio_Havana_Cuba-14_September_2001 (2515 words)

	Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Burkina Faso has currently 30 provinces, an Army and an Air Force, so there might be other flags to track...
		Blaise Campoare, the President of Burkina Faso, might have decided to modify the country emblem towards a less belliquous and Afro-marxist image (as well as he has progressively drifted from the strong Afro-marxist orientation given by his ex-brother-in-arms T. Sankara, who had made the 1984 coup).
		The lances symbolize the determination of the sons of Burkina Faso to protect their country; their crossed design means vigilancy and bravery of this nation.
	flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/bf.html (1451 words)

	Islamic World.Net: Countries
		Embassy of Burkina Faso in Washington, D.C. France: Embassy in Ouagadougou
		Burkina Faso Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997 - released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. State Department.
		Burkina Faso - presents overview of the country's internet and telecommunications situation and goals.
	islamic-world.net /countries/burkinafaso.htm (478 words)

	allAfrica.com: Burkina Faso [interview]: President Says All with HIV/Aids Should Have Drugs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso opened the 12th International Conference on AIDS and STDS (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) in Africa (ICASA) on Sunday 9 December in the capital city, Ouagadougou.
		Up to 10 percent of the population is estimated to be infected with HIV in Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest countries and one of the nations in West Africa hardest hit by the pandemic.
		President Blaise Compaore, since we arrived in Burkina, we have seen your image on posters, a photograph of you, looking informal and sitting beside a woman who has publicly declared that she is HIV-positive.
	allafrica.com /stories/200112120751.html (2995 words)

	Alliance of Mayors - Burkina Faso
		In Burkina Faso, a country of approximately 11.6 million people, it is estimated that 10% of the adult population is living with HIV/AIDS.
		A Burkina Faso Alliance Task Force was created to move ahead quickly with follow-up activities including development of a national AMICAALL programme based on the strategy adopted by the Continental Alliance.
		With funding from the National AIDS Programme in Burkina Faso, a series of HIV/AIDS workshops were organised in early 2004 by the AMICAALL Burkina Faso Programme for members of Municipal HIV/AIDS Teams from 30 municipalities.
	www.amicaall.org /countries/burkina.htm (525 words)

	VN, Burkina Faso vow to boost links
		OUAGADOUGOU — Viet Nam and Burkina Faso are determined to bring bilateral friendship and co-operation to new heights in the 21st century, said leaders of the two countries in meetings on Sunday.
		During their talks in Burkina Faso’s capital, Vietnamese Vice President Truong My Hoa and Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore were delighted at the development of bilateral co-operation in recent years, and they discussed measures to expand their co-operation in the economic, commercial, agricultural, health care and education fields.
		Hoa also expressed her wish for Burkina Faso’s support of Viet Nam’s bid to join the World Trade Organisation in 2005 and its candidacy for a non-permanent membership on the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 tenure.
	vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn /2004-11/30/Stories/03.htm (351 words)

	Burkina Faso president arrives for state visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		urkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, accompanied by his wife and a group of officials, arrived in Taipei Thursday for a six-day state visit to the Republic of China at the invitation of ROC President Chen Shui-bian.
		President Compaore and his entourage will also visit sites of agricultural and economic interest as well as cultural establishments during their stay in Taiwan.
		Burkina Faso, which changed its name from Upper Volta in August 1984, boasts 274,200 square kilometers of land and 10,300,000 people, who are divided into some 60 tribes.
	www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw /20010316/20010316p7.html (305 words)

	SOS Children's Villages: Country Information on Burkina Faso
		History/Politics The history of Burkina Faso is largely the history of the ancient Mossi Kingdom.
		Burkina Faso is located on a plateau sloping generally to the south and situated from 200 to 715 m in elevation.
		The history of Burkina Faso is largely the history of the ancient Mossi Kingdom.
	www.sos-childrensvillages.org /html/country_information_on_burkina_faso.html (1128 words)

	Burkina Faso on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In search of nyo: Lyela farmers' perceptions of the forest in Burkina Faso.
		Determinants and effects of income diversification amongst farm households in Burkina Faso.
		Le président du Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré; (g), en 1998 Les présidents du Burkina Faso et du Cap-Vert, Blaise Compaoré; e.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/BurkinaF1.asp (370 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, landlocked republic, western Africa, bordered on the north and west by Mali, on the east by Niger, and on the...
		Ouagadougou (also Wagadugu), city in central Burkina Faso, capital of the country and of Kadiogo province.
		Compaoré, Blaise (1950-), President of Burkina Faso (1987-).
	au.encarta.msn.com /Burkina_Faso.html (86 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom
		Burkina Faso's economy is 55 percent free, according to our 2007 assessment, which makes it the world's 113th freest economy.
		Burkina Faso is ranked 19th out of 40 countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region, and its overall score is slightly higher than the regional average.
		Burkina Faso's weighted average tariff rate in 2004 was a relatively high 11.4 percent.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=BurkinaFaso (920 words)

	Reporters sans frontières - Burkina Faso
		On 2 July, the Minister of Security, Djibrill Bassolé, asked Reporters sans frontières to put off its planned voyage to Burkina Faso; RSF was planning to "examine the latest progress in the investigation of the murder of Norbert Zongo, on 13 December 1998".
		Reporters sans frontières called on Burkina Faso authorities to put an end to the impunity of those who ordered the murder of David Ouedraogo, the chauffeur of François Compaoré, the president’s brother, and try and convict all those responsible for the death of journalist Norbert Zongo.
		On 17 January 2001, François Compaoré, the younger brother of president Blaise Compaoré, was questioned by the magistrate investigating the murder of Norbert Zongo, according to the AFP in Ouagadougou and the Minister of Justice Boureïma Badini.
	www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=2483 (1429 words)

	Saskatoon company could revolutionize chocolate industry: International Development Research Centre
		But in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, "there is really no shea butter ‘industry’ so to speak," says Pierre Zaya, an expert on the shea butter industry at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa.
		This is the process Burkina Faso needs to take advantage of to build a shea butter industry in Burkina Faso, says Zaya.
		Burkina Faso is now building its own pilot plant — a research plant that’s a scaled-down version of a shea butter factory.
	www.idrc.ca /en/ev-11997-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html (777 words)

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		The Haitian president took the opportunity to once again thank the Cuban people and government for the assistance they are providing for his country, adding that Haiti aspires one day to be able to display the same achievements in health and education that Cuba has obtained.
		President Aristide also criticized free market, neoliberal policies, asserting that their only objective is to increase finance capital.
		Dario Alessandro, president of the block of ruling alliance legislators, said lawmakers agree on the need to eliminate Argentina's fiscal deficit, but they don't want to do it by reducing salaries and pensions.
	www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/2001-Caribbean-Vol-3/Radio_Havana_Cuba-19_July_2001 (1973 words)

	IFAD in the News: Burkina Faso slams protection of cotton
		ROME, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore on Wednesday slammed rich countries' protection of their cotton farming which he said was pushing down prices and worsening poverty among African farmers.
		"Today Burkina Faso's farmers are selling good-quality cotton at depressed prices - this is a 'subsidies' effect," Compaore said in an interview on the sidelines of the annual governing council of the U.N. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
		In Burkina Faso, the rural sector accounts for roughly 40 percent of gross domestic product and over 70 percent of the country's export revenue, and employs some 85 percent of the economically active population.
	www.ifad.org /media/news/2004/180204.htm (406 words)

	Chen meets Burkina Faso's president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mainland China has invited Burkina Faso to participate in a forum on cooperation between the PRC and African states, to be held in Beijing this October, but Compaore insisted that his country will not attend the conference.
		Stating that as long as Taiwan and mainland China have not united, the rights of the ROC should not be sacrificed or neglected, Compaore asserted that the exclusion of the ROC from the United Nations is unreasonable, and violates the U.N.'s own principle of universal participation.
		During the banquet, the Burkina Faso president expressed resolute support for the rights of Taiwan's 23 million people to participate in the international community.
	www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw /20000824/20000824p4.html (466 words)

	Burkina Faso on the Internet
		It is involved in the construction, stocking, and management of village libraries in Burkina Faso and Ghana and has organized a conference of village librarians.
		Burkina Faso (with many photographs), part of a larger project, MIRURAM - VALPEDO, on rural areas world-wide and the environment.
		Topics: Chris Brazier returns after ten years to a village in Burkina Faso, female genital mutilation, how Sankara's revolution changed the role of chiefs, troubles over a gift of pills, education, a comparison of the government's of Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré;, polygamy and what it means to the women who live with it.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/burkina.html (3343 words)

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