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The U.S. Role in Haiti’s Food Riots
http://www.downundernewslinks.com/ ?p=3057By Bill Quigley Riots in Haiti over explosive rises in food costs have claimed the lives of six people. There have also been food riots world-wide in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivorie, Egypt, Guinea, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Senegal, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
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His Highness the Aga Khan in Burkina Faso
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 04/ 28/ his-highness-the-aga-khan-in-bur…AKDN/Photo credit Arnhel De Serra - April 26 2008, His Highness the Aga Khan arrived in Burkina Faso for official meetings with the Prime Minister Tertius Zongo. Upon his arrival, the Nashid al-Imamah and the Burkina Faso National Anthem were played on. His Highness the Aga Khan also met with the press at the arrival.
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Prince Aga Khan, received in audience the Prime Ministry and for a working session
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 04/ 28/ prince-aga-khan-received-in-audi…Translated via Google: Source, Burkina Faso Government His Highness, Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th Imam of the Ismailis, who arrived in Ouagadougou on April 26, 2008 in late morning, was received in audience in the afternoon by Prime Minister Tertius Zongo in his cabinet.
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The World Food Crisis and Burkina Faso
http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/ keith/ archives/ 2008/ 04/ the_world_food.ht…UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Burkina Faso yesterday, at a time when the country is feeling the heat of the world crisis in food price rises. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), the price of essential agricultural staples has gone up by more than 50% over the last six months.
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Microsoft Launches NGO: Information and Communication Technology for Development Academy in Africa in partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 04/ 22/ microsoft-launches-ngo-informati…Empowering non-governmental organisations with business and ICT skills for development in partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation and the Academy for Educational Development. OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso —22 April 2008 — Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) with
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France returns stolen treasures to Burkina Faso
http://sociolingo.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 04/ 21/ france-returns-stolen-treasures-t…Source: Yahoo News France returns stolen treasures to Burkina Faso: minister Fri Apr 18, 3:07 PM ET France has returned to Burkina Faso a haul of stolen archaeological treasures discovered in a northern French port, the Burkinabe culture minister told AFP Friday.
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Building a Primary School for Gorom-Gorom
http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/ keith/ archives/ 2008/ 04/ building_a_prim.h…In partnership with the Burkinabe church, we are working to build and resource a primary school in Gorom-Gorom in Burkina Faso. I have now uploaded pages about the school HERE, and you can DONATE to it HERE.
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'Bout That Food Crisis
http://firemtn.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 04/ bout-that-food-crisis.htmlSome kind of quantity changing into quality point has been reached--suddenly the newspapers are full of "in-depth" reports on the global food crisis, a crisis that seems to have sprung up as suddenly as the credit crisis did a few months ago.
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Give A Girl A Sandwich, Give A Girl A Future
http://www.blogher.com/ give-girl-sandwich-give-girl-futureLast week, I asked whether you'd be willing to give up a latte or two to save a life. This week, the challenge is going to be a little less dramatic but a lot more direct in terms of comparison: would you give up one of your own take-out lunches to provide a classroom of African schoolgirls with their own (more badly needed) lunch? Seriously.
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Food Shortages Herald "New Era Of Hunger"
http://www.thought-criminal.org/ article/ node/ 1505Food Shortages Herald "New Era Of Hunger" Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 12:50pm. 1984 Bangladesh Burkina Faso Egypt Enslavement food riot food riots food shortages Mauritania Ministry of Love Ministry of Plenty Ministry of Truth Mozambique rising prices Senegal Spotlight TheProles