Burkina Faso: Farmers grow sesame, watermelon, and other crops to minimize loss from floods
On a Monday in late August, Alexis Badini rises early to see his field, flooded by the last rains. After […]
Burkina Faso: Youth succeeds in producing fish, papayas, and vegetables (AgribusinessTV)
Thomas d’Aquin Wendata Dibri is passionate about agriculture. So much so that he practices two types: fish farming and vegetable […]
Meet Théophile Yimetyiga Nébié from Radio Loudon, Burkina Faso
To his listeners in Ziro province, Burkina Faso, Théophile Yimetyiga Nébié is a star. Mr. Yimetyiga Nébié says radio is […]
Burkina Faso: Women’s roles in traditional chiefdoms
It’s a Saturday morning in Boussouma, in north-central Burkina Faso, and the WEM-NABA, or head of reconciliation, is sitting on […]
Burkina Faso: Women struggle to access inherited lands
Djenéba Sanou was born in Bobo Dioulasso in a family of four children, two boys and two girls. But when […]
Burkina Faso: School garden improves students’ nutrition and school performance
This story was originally published in April 2020. The bell rings, signalling that it’s midday at Dano C primary school. […]
Burkina Faso: Youth and women turn to financial institutions to realize their projects
Lucienne Zongo is happy this morning because she has received 500,000 FCFA ($927 US) from a government lending agency called […]
Burkina Faso: Weaker focus on prevention may lead to higher HIV transmission rates in young people
Pierre Sioho is 21 and works delivering water in the city of Bobo Dioulasso, in western Burkina Faso. He has […]
Burkina Faso: Recovered from coronavirus, journalist Issaka Lingani says he was luckier than other
This story was originally published in July 2020. In his sixties, Issaka Lingani is a journalist and director of the […]
Burkina Faso: Women leaders fight to be included in decision-making
It’s 10 a.m., the beginning of the dry and dusty harmattan season, and the sun is shining over Sabou, a […]