Regional Africa Burkina Faso
Background Notes
111111-- Central African Republic (06/05) ... 111111-- South Africa (06/05) ... These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the Department's regional bureaus and are added to the database of the Department of State website you are now using. ... [Read More]
IV. Country Narratives: Africa
South Africa lacks an anti-trafficking statute and has no comprehensive law enforcement programs targeting trafficking. Some government agencies have developed their own anti-trafficking programs. Traffickers are prosecuted under a variety of statutes, including the Child Care Act, the Sexual Offences Act, the Prevention of Organized Crime Act, and the general criminal law. Approximately 10 investigations and four prosecutions involving trafficking are underway. Government officials are moving expeditiously to address the trafficking problem on several fronts. The South African Law Commission is preparing comprehensive draft legislation on trafficking for consideration in 2004. The National Directorate for Public Prosecutions formed an inter-agency task force that drafted a national action plan on trafficking in persons. Police officials formed an anti-trafficking team at the Johannesburg airport. Police resources to address trafficking are limited in South Africa, which has am ... [Read More]
U.S. Embassy websites - US Dept of State
AFRICA• Africa Regional Services - Paris ... [Read More]
Ministerial Conference on Agriculture and Technology West African Perspectives - US Department of State
The event features speakers and technical representatives from regional African organizations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private industry, the Government of the United States and of West African countries, and United States land-grant and African universities. ... Conference sponsors are the United States Department of Agriculture, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Fisheries Resources, the United States Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) endorse the Conference and provide advisory support. ... [Read More]
Burkina Faso 2000 Post Report
Burkina Faso puts great emphasis on art and culture.Ouagadougou’s biennial crafts and film festivals attract artists from all of Africa.Burkinabe masks, metal sculpture, woodcarving, textiles, pottery, music, dancing, andtheater are all well-known in West Africa. Modern interpretations of traditional designs,works in nontraditional media, traveling exhibits, and works of individual African andWestern artists can be seen at Centre Culturel Georges Melies, the French Cultural Center.The Moro Naba ceremony, which is theater and tradition centered on the current Emperor ofthe Mossi, is enacted every Friday in Ouagadougou. Traditional music and danceperformances are frequent and will be featured in any village ceremony or public event.The international arts and crafts festival, SIAO is held in Ouagadougou in October ofeven-numbered years. Francophone Africa’s major film festival, FESPACO, held inFebruary of odd-numbered years, represents film works fr ... [Read More]
Africa – Educational Advising Centers – EducationUSA
There is currently no advising center in Djibouti. For more information please contact: Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) ... There is currently no advising center in Botswana. For more information please contact: Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Algeria is primarily a transit country for men, women, and children trafficked from Central and Western Africa en route to Europe for the purposes of sexual and labor exploitation. Once in Algeria, some women find themselves exploited in prostitution, usually by a family member, when their financial situation becomes dire. African and Algerian human smugglers use deception and fraud to entice would-be victims from their countries by falsely promising victims easy passage through Algeria to destinations in Europe. They then abandon their victims after they cross over Algeria’s vast and porous border in the south. In addition to instances of trafficking for prostitution cited above, desperate economic circumstances force some men to seek work as laborers in construction and other menial work. There are reportedly an estimated 200,000 illegal immigrants in Algeria, some of whom are believed to be trafficking ... [Read More]
Burkina Faso
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta, is a developing country in western Africa that borders the Sahara Desert. The capital is Ouagadougou and the official language is French. It is one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: basic infrastructure is unreliable, technical competence is hard to find, the climate is severe, and the majority of the population is involved in subsistence agriculture. Tourists most often come to Burkina Faso from December to February, after the rainy season and before the heat becomes oppressive, but tourist infrastructure is limited. Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso have international class hotels, but accommodation in other areas is much more basic. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Burkina Faso at http://www.s ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State Websites of U.S. Embassies and Consulates
AFRICA• Africa Regional Services - Paris ... MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA• Algeria: Algiers ... [Read More]
Burkina Faso (03/05)
U.S. relations with Burkina Faso are good but subject to strains in the past because of the Compaore government's past involvement in arms trading and other sanctions-breaking activity. In addition to regional peace and stability, U.S. interests in Burkina are to promote continued democratization and greater respect for human rights and to encourage sustainable economic development. Although the Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its office in Ouagadougou in 1995, about $18 million annually of USAID funding goes to Burkina's development through non-governmental and regional organizations. The largest is a Food for Peace school lunch program administered by Catholic Relief Services. Burkina has been the site of several development success stories. U.S. leadership in building food security in the Sahel after the 1968-74 drought has been successful in virtually eliminating famine, despite recurrent drought years. River blindness has been eliminated from the region. In bot ... [Read More]
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