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	Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Burkina_Faso (1635 words)

	Burkina Faso. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its workers engaged in subsistence farming.
		Burkina Faso has a small mining industry that produces manganese, phosphates, and gold-bearing quartz; there are also small, and as yet largely untapped, deposits of antimony, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, bauxite, and uranium.
		Invaders from present-day Ghana conquered central and E Burkina Faso, establishing the Mossi states of Ouagadougou, Yatenga, and Tengkodogo in the center and the state of Gourma in the east.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bu/BurkinaF.html (1464 words)

	MapZones.com : Burkina Faso Map
		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 south by Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire.
		Burkina Faso consists of an extensive plateau, which is slightly inclined toward the south.
		The basis of the economy of Burkina Faso is agriculture, primarily for subsistence consumption.
	atlas.mapzones.com /burkina_faso/burkina_faso.php (1411 words)

	United Nations Capital Development Fund
		Burkina Faso also has one of the most poorly developed road networks in the region, a situation that is slowly improving.
		Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in the sudano-sahelian region of West Africa, is challenged by difficult economic conditions, made worse by severe intermittent droughts.
		The second phase focuses on the Soum Province, where six clusters of villages and two rural districts are implementing their local development plans, thus building capacities for managing rural investment at a higher level than the individual village, in preparation for the implementation of the decentralization reform in rural areas.
	www.uncdf.org /english/countries/burkina_faso (1072 words)

	Burkina Faso 2000 Post Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Burkina Faso, a landlocked country, is located in the middle of West Africa’s "hump." 274,000 square kilometers, nearly the size of Colorado, Burkina Faso is bordered on the north and west by Mali, on the northeast by Niger, on the southeast by Benin and on the south by Togo, Ghana, and Cote d’Ivoire.
		Burkina Faso is a savanna plateau, with an average elevation of 500 meters.
		Burkina Faso is part of the West African Monetary Union, whose members use the Communauté Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, a convertible currency tied to the French franc at a fixed rate of 100 CFA to 1 French franc.
	usembassy.state.gov /ouagadougou/wwwhpost.html (16015 words)

	Burkina in Depth
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country of 105,869 square miles, located in the heart of Western Africa, approximately 600 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
		The tropical weather in Burkina Faso is divided into two seasons: the dry season from November to May (with a cool and dry period from November to February, and hot weather from March to May), and the rainy season from June to October.
		Four parties (of the approximately 60 in Burkina Faso) are represented in the National Assembly after the legislative elections of May 1997: the CDP, the PDP, the ADF and the RDA.
	burkinaembassy-usa.org /indepth.html (2339 words)

	Map Zones : Burkina Faso Map
		Burkina Faso is located on a plateau sloping generally to the south and situated from about 200 to 700 m (about 650 to 2,300 ft) in elevation.
		Burkina held multiparty municipal elections in 1995 and 2000 and legislative elections in 1997 and 2002.
		Burkina Faso's 12 million people belong to two major West African cultural groups--the Voltaic and the Mande (whose common language is Dioula).
	kids.mapzones.com /world/burkina_faso (2097 words)

	UNICEF - At a glance: Burkina Faso - The big picture
		Burkina Faso is West African country where 56 per cent of the population is under 18 years old and more than half of the inhabitants are women.
		In education, UNICEF Burkina Faso contributes to the provision of basic education for children aged between seven and 14 years old via initiatives such as the establishment of satellite schools.
		Burkina Faso has ratified the CRC but as its initial report recommended, there is a need for international support in the administration of juvenile justice.
	unicef.org /infobycountry/burkinafaso.html (420 words)

	International Notes Rapid Nutrition Evaluation During Drought Conditions -- Burkina Faso, 1985
		Burkina Faso, a landlocked Sahelian country with a population of 7.2 million, experienced a severe drought in late 1984 and early 1985.
		At the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Government of Burkina Faso, a rapid evaluation of the nutrition status of children 65-110 cm tall (approximately 6-59 months of age) was undertaken.
		The investigators were able to sample only the stable populations in the provinces and were not able to measure the nutrition status of children whose families had migrated because of food shortages.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000664.htm (969 words)

	WakkaWiki.com
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation in West Africa.
		The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé.
		Burkina Faso is divided into 45 provinces: Balé, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Nahouri, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
	www.wakkawiki.com /index.php?title=Burkina_Faso (1591 words)

	Burkina Faso
		The meaning of Burkina Faso is "land of the incorruptibles", "land of the honourable men", I think in language Morée — which is the language of the Mossi, the biggest burkinabe people.
		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.
	flagspot.net /flags/bf.html (1806 words)

	Lessons Learned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In order to identify the lessons learned from the CHSP and to determine the current level of functioning of the committees eighteen months after the Project's termination, a study was conducted in the two provinces of Burkina Faso where the program was implemented.
		The specific objectives of the study were to identify the determinates of committee functioning and to determine the potential for replicating the approach in other parts of Burkina Faso and West Africa.
		A total of 30 health centers, approximately half of all centers in the two provinces, representing a range of environments were selected for inclusion in the study.
	www.tulane.edu /~sfps/leslearn.htm (479 words)

	Burkina Faso (03/05)
		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.
		Burkina Faso maintains an embassy in the United States at 2340 Massachusetts Ave.
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita gross national product (GNP) of $300.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2834.htm (2878 words)

	Ezilon > World > Countries > Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Burkina Faso consistently produces silk purses from sows' ears; they come from one of the poorest countries in the world...
		Burkina Faso, confronting the fallout of natural disasters that smacked the Sahel...
		Burkina Faso consistently produces silk purses from sows' ears; they come from one of the poorest countries in the world, but they are renowned for their don't-worry-be-happy optimism and have managed
	www.ezilon.com /cgi-bin/jump/jump_nav.cgi?cat=2x26x19195 (339 words)

	BURKINA FASO LITERATURE REVIEW
		The family planning program in Burkina Faso was established in 1985 in response to government recognition of family planning as an essential component of maternal and child health services.
		The aim of the study was to obtain baseline information with respect to the target population’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice of family planning; exposure to, and understanding of the population logo; and perception of the population relative to health and social workers.
		One-fifth of respondents in the four provinces did not provide a numeric response to the question on ideal family size, implying a fatalistic attitude toward the number of children a couple should have.
	www.tulane.edu /~sfps/bflit.htm (5068 words)

	BURKINA FASO BACKGROUND INFORMATION
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations.
		Burkina Faso’s game preserves - the most important of which are Arly, Nazinga, and Park W - contain lions, elephants, hippopotamus, monkeys, warthog, and antelopes.
		Most of Burkina Faso’s people are concentrated in the south and center of the country, sometimes exceeding 48 persons per square kilometer (125/sq.
	www.tulane.edu /~sfps/bfasgeo.htm (881 words)

	The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Burkina Faso during this period ratified international human rights conventions, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights in 1984.
		In order to understand developments in Burkina Faso, it is important to remember the feudal character of the country.
		Conscious of the social inequalities and injustices facing women in Africa, in 1993 a group of women from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo came together to form a regional network to defend their rights.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/africa/burkina.htm (1497 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Type II or excision is performed on women in the provinces of Mouhoun, Yatenga, Zoundweogo, Naouri, Tapoa, Ganzourgoou, Houet, Kenedougou, Comoe and Kadiogo that includes the capital of Ouagadougou.
		Some of the more urban women in Burkina Faso, however, believe that this practice is a way to continue the domination of women; that it is to make sure a woman is more docile and less likely to run after other men.
		The campaign, based on informing the people of Burkina Faso about health problems posed by excising a woman, is led by a National Committee to Fight Against the Practice of Excision (CNLPE) with Burkina’s First Lady as the honorary chairperson.
	www.state.gov /g/wi/rls/rep/crfgm/10047.htm (2270 words)

	Burkina Faso home
		Burkina Faso is landlocked and predominantly flat, with its North located in the semi-arid Sahel region, and its central and Southern zones located in the dry and humid Savannah belts of West Africa.
		Is an organisation in the central Burkina which as well as focusing its activities on the construction of small dams, also runs credit and savings schemes for the benefit of local people in the area.
		Is a relatively new organisation in the East of Burkina.
	www.internationalservice.org.uk /west_africa/pages/burkina_home.htm (1342 words)

	Burkina Faso's Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation Appears to Be Succeeding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Preliminary results suggest that Burkina Faso's campaign against female genital mutilation may be succeeding, at least in some parts of the country, in ending the practice.
		In 1992, when Burkina Faso launched its anti-FGM campaign, as many as two-thirds of all women there were subjected to female genital mutilation.
		In 1996, Burkina Faso outlawed female genital mutilation and made it a crime punishable by up to three years in jail and up to a $1,500 fine.
	www.equityfeminism.com /articles/2004/000013.html (219 words)

	Ethnologue: Burkina Faso
		(BISA) [BIB] 400,000 in Burkina Faso, 5% of the population (1991 SIL); 119,100 in Ghana (1991 SIL); 63,000 emigrants in Côte d'Ivoire (1993 Johnstone); 3,000 in Togo (1991 SIL); 585,000 in all countries.
		Poni Province, Gaoua Subdistrict, bounded by Loropéni on the west, Lorhosso on the east, Djigoué on the south, and Yérifoula on the north.
		Kénédougou Province, Tagouara Plateau, Koloko and Ouelaní prefectures, west of Bobo-Dioulasso, to the Mali border.
	www.christusrex.org /www3/ethno/Burk.html (4956 words)

	Agenzia Fides - AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Invasion of locusts combined with lack of rain destroys 90% of harvests in ...
		According to the Burkina ministry for agriculture, last year the harvest in Oudalan was 58,419 tonnes whereas this year production is expected to be only 5.642 tonnes.
		In 2003, the four provinces of Burkina Faso which are part of the Sahel (Oudalan, Seno, Soum and Yagha) registered a bumper harvest of 248,261 tonnes but forecasts for this year 2004 are discouraging: only 80,786 tonnes.
		The Burkina government plans to supply 500,000 tonnes of food aid to the four affected provinces.
	www.fides.org /eng/news/2004/0411/20_3534.html (387 words)

	Female genital mutilation: Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi
		FGM is practised mainly in the northern region, in the provinces of Atacora, Borgou and Zou.
		Depending on the province, excision is practised very heavily or exclusively in 14 of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso: Kénédougou, Yatenga, Sanmatenga, Comoé, Bougouriba, Poni, Bam, Soum, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Kouritenga, Namentenga, Sourou, Zoundwéogo.
		Created on a temporary basis in October 1988, in 1990, further to a presidential decree, this body became an interministerial structure tasked with gradually eliminating the practice of excision in Burkina Faso once and for all.
	www.ipu.org /wmn-e/fgm-prov-b.htm (1328 words)

	Holidays in Burkina Faso - Travelling to Burkina Faso - Holidays in Burkina Faso - www.reiswijs.co.uk
		Located East of Arli and shared by Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger; this is the largest of the three parks and one of the most beautiful nature reserves in West Africa.
		Situated in one of the most beautiful regions of Burkina Faso, Banfora is a small town in the Southwest on the Ouaga-Abidjan trainline.
		Burkina Faso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 1400's to the 1500's.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/africa/burkinafaso/burkinafaso.html (1537 words)

	Burkina Faso map and information page by World Atlas
		Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people, was colonized by France in the late 1800s.
		Its name was changed to Burkina Faso when it gained independence from France in 1960, and subsequently (after that independence) suffered from numerous military coups that thankfully ended with countrywide elections in 1992.
		The Burkina Faso pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the country here.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/bf.htm (489 words)

	Ethnologue report for Burkina Faso
		Mainly Houet Province, from 20 km west of Bobo Dioulasso to 40 km east, north to Kouka Region in Kossi Province.
		Villages of Ouo, Sidéradougou, Kouere, Koro, and Sirakoro, Comoé Province, Sidéradougou Subdistrict, southwest Burkina Faso.
		Poni Province, Gaoua Subdistrict, Loropéni Department, bounded by Loropéni on the west, Derbi on the east, Djigoué on the south, and Yérifoula on the north.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Burkina+Faso (2298 words)

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		The survey found that 43% of girls circumcised in Burkina Faso were forced to undergo the operation between the ages of five and 10.
		A 16-year-old girl recently bled to death in Sanguie province, west of the capital Ouagadougou, after she was circumcised while was in an advanced state of pregnancy.
		He said there were 14 “resistant” provinces in Burkina Faso, where the 13-year-old campaign against FGM was still meeting resistance.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=41157&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=BURKINA_FASO (834 words)

	World Neighbors helps communities help themselves! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, in West Africa, getting enough water is a daily challenge that requires ingenuity and hard work.
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.
		Burkina Faso has been rated as the fourth poorest nation in the world.
	www.wn.org /CountryPrograms.asp?Country=Burkina+Faso (1031 words)

	Burkina Faso Sanmatenga puco.de - the geographic database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Burkina Faso Sanmatenga puco.de - the geographic database
		Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the.
		is a province of Burkina Faso of 1169km.
	www.puco.de /burkina-faso/sanmatenga.php3?LANGUAGE=e (363 words)

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