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The Etawantaw family Live Below the Line in Burkina Faso

03 May 2012 13:46 BST | Comments (0)
Christian Aid | Aid Worker Diaries
The Etawantaw family live in Tin’Akoff, a village in the far north-east of Burkina Faso, five kilometres from the border with...
Weather insurance protects smallholder farmers in Tanzania

02 May 2012 07:00 BST | Comments (1)
World Vision | Solutions for a hungry world
A pilot project gives small-scale farmers access to insurance that will cover their crops in case of drought or climate ...
Breaking the cycle: invest in the rural woman

06 March 2012 16:39 GMT | Comments (0)
Angelline Rudakubana | International Women's Day 2012
Breaking the cycle of hunger and poverty begins with women, writes Angelline Rudakubana
Will Sahel hunger buzz bring action?

14 December 2011 14:25 GMT | Comments (0)
George Fominyen | Africa Views
Many aid workers believe donor response to crisis alerts depends on media coverage, but it may not be the only factor
Agroforestry offers Africa an 'evergreen' future

06 December 2011 15:27 GMT | Comments (1)
Paul Stapleton | Climate Conversations
The most promising results are coming from the integration of fertiliser trees into cropping systems

NEWS:Senegal singer urges government to tackle Sahel hunger
West African countries faced with food insecurity include Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso as well as the northern tips of Nigeria and Cameroon
NEWS:INTERVIEW-Emerging donors should boost aid to Sahel hungry, WFP says
Non-traditional donors such as Gulf states, private sector and private foundations could give more -WFP
NEWS:Malian refugees in Burkina Faso need more aid, faster - MSF
Tens of thousands are living in makeshift shelters without enough water or food, says medical aid group

Burkina Faso
Capital:Ouagadougou
Currency:Franc (XOF)
Time zone:GMT +0

A night of fighting in Beirut claims at least two lives and wounds dozens

The Po Valley is shaken by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake