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Burkina Faso 2000 Post Report
Employees must request permission to sell personalproperty through the Administration Office and sales are subject to certain restrictions.According to the terms of exoneration, property must have been imported for personal useand have been in the country for at least 20 months before resale. Employees who wish tosell items must be scheduled for permanent departure. In order to sell an automobile, youmust have the original importation documents and registration papers (Carte Grise) for thevehicle. An automobile may be sold to a non-duty-free person. The buyer must pay customsduties and taxes to the Government of Burkina. The Embassy maintains strict control toensure that diplomatic privileges are not abused. The buyer must complete customsclearance and registration procedures before conclusion of the sale and the release of thevehicle by GSO. ... [Read More]
Country Commercial Guide
Telecommunications equipment: The telecommunicationsfield remains perhaps the best trade prospect for U.S. firms. Since the late 1980s, U.S.firms have supplied Burkina Faso’s national telephone company (ONATEL) withtelecommunications equipment. ONATEL manages projects aimed at increasing Burkina’stelephone network. The U.S. ranked as Burkina’s first telecommunications equipmentsupplier in 1996 and 1997. In 1997, the U.S. supplied 48% (representing 1.1 million USD)of the total telecommunication imports, while France supplied 39%. France, however, usedto rank first because of its historic ties to the region and the flexibility and diversityof French financing sources, notably their concessionary credits to ONATEL through theBurkinabe government. Other principal competitors include Canada, Japan, Finland, Germany,Malaysia, and Taiwan. U.S. firms interested in entering this market should considerpossible credit financing arrangements and appoi ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Englebert, Pierre, Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa, Westview Press, 1989Howorth, Chris, Rebuilding the Local Landscape: Environmental Management in Burkina Faso, 1999McMillan, Della, Sahel Visions: Planned Settlement and River Blindness Control in Burkina Faso, 1995Riesman, Paul, First Find Your child a Good Mother: The Construction of Self in Two African Communities, 1992Riesman, Paul, Freedom in Fulani Social Life, 1998Sanders, Shapiro and Ramaswamy, The Economics of Agricultural Technology in Semiarid Sub-Sahara Africa, 1996Sankara, Thomas, Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution, 1983-87, (translated by Samantha Anderson) [Read More]
2006 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM
NOTE: Entries must include the name, date and place of birth of the applicant's spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are unmarried and under the age of 21 (except children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents), even if you are no longer legally married to the child's parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married children and children 21 years or older will not qualify for the diversity visa. Failure to list all children will result in your disqualification for the visa. (See question 11 on the list of Frequently Asked Questions.) ... [Read More]
Cote d'Ivoire
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Cote d'Ivoire
The Constitution provides for freedom of expression; however, the Government restricted this right in practice. The September 2002 rebellion triggered significant self-censorship and a deterioration of press freedom. Journalists did not wish to appear "unpatriotic." However, the situation improved somewhat during the year. Private newspapers frequently criticized government policy. The arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment of journalists decreased from the previous year. Nevertheless, members of the security forces continued to harass and sometimes beat journalists. Outspoken members of the press continued to receive death threats and suffer physical intimidation from groups aligned with the ruling FPI party. Journalists continued to practice self-censorship. The media played a critical role in inflaming tensions, even before the September 2002 rebellion. In January, U.N. Special Humanitarian Envoy Caroline McAskie criticized the media for sending ... [Read More]
Cote D'Ivoire
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Cote d'Ivoire
Although the Government improved in a number of areas before September 19, serious problems continued and some worsened. Since the September 19 rebellion, both the Government and the rebel forces have committed serious human rights abuses. Members of the security forces committed more than 200 extrajudicial killings during the year, and there were several cases of evident disappearances. Local and international human rights groups and the international and some local press reported the existence of death squads close to top government officials that targeted opposition figures; top government officials denied their existence. Several mass graves were discovered following the September 19 rebellion. Security forces frequently resorted to lethal force to combat widespread violent crime and sometimes beat detainees and prisoners. The Government generally failed to bring perpetrators of most abuses to justice. Prison conditions improved but remained harsh and sometimes life threatening. Th ... [Read More]
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