Which country is called the 'Land of the Upright Men?'

Burkina Faso, meaning 'Land of Upright Men', replaced Upper Volta in 1984. This name reflects values of integrity and dignity ...
KRDO

Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The ...
International Rescue Committee

Crisis in Burkina Faso: What you need to know and how you can help

Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...
TASS

Russian language study surges in popularity in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast — Russian envoy

"The Russian language is respected here, and there is a desire for it to be taught at different levels: from elementary school to higher educational institutions," Alexey Saltykov noted NAIROBI, ...
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Burkina Faso - Additional World Bank financing to build human capital

The Government of Burkina Faso and the World Bank have signed a credit agreement for additional financing of $100.4 million to support the Human Capital Protection Project, in its Continuity of Basic ...