2020-03-08 Women Break Tradition at Burkina Faso Gold Mines
Tene Konate’s family cannot believe how she earns a living. She drives a huge truck around the Hounde gold mine…
2020-01-30 Burkina Faso to Arm Civilians in Fight against Extremists
Burkina Faso’s parliament has approved legislation permitting the military to use civilian volunteers in the fight against Islamic extremism. The…
2015-12-07 Gunshot Baby in Burkina Faso Born Healthy
Fourteen people were killed and hundreds were wounded during an attempt to overthrow the government of Burkina Faso in September.…
2013-11-20 Simple Cancer Test Saves Lives in Burkina Faso
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The World Health Organization (WHO) says cervical cancer kills 250,000 women…