Tag: Burkina Faso

World Humanitarian Day

Publié le 19 August 2021

Each year, August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day. It is an opportunity to pay tribute to humanitarian workers who, ignoring the danger, help millions of people around the world, with a special thought going to…

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Bad weather and harvests from North to South

Publié le 30 July 2021

It did not escape you, the rain fell in abundance this summer in Switzerland. Exceptional floods were observed throughout the country. This abnormal weather for the season has an impact on vegetable crops. In parts…

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Publié le 27 July 2021

The circular economy is a buzzword, but what does it really mean? There is not one, but several definitions. The most accepted is this: It’s about thinking about our consumer products so that they are…

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Delta variant on the way to dominant

Publié le 13 July 2021

According to the United Nations, the Delta variant as well as the Alpha and Beta variants are shown to be aggressive in Africa. The organization relays information that the number of positive cases has increased…

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Food insecurity in West Africa

Publié le 9 July 2021

What is produced and consumed in West Africa? In the Sahelian zone, millet is the main food crop and consumed. In times of crisis, it is replaced by rice and cassava flour. In the Sudanian…

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Blue gold

Publié le 2 July 2021

In sub-Saharan Africa, 319 million people still do not have access to safe drinking water. Moreover, if in Switzerland, 99% of the population uses improved sanitation facilities, in Burkina Faso, the same figure drops to…

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Millet: food security and climate change

Publié le 29 June 2021

Millet is a cereal, also called millet or sorghum, it is used for human and animal food. Mainly cultivated in Africa and Asia, this very nutritious cereal has many advantages: Able to grow in dry…

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The education of an entire generation in danger

Publié le 25 June 2021

According to the latest UN annual report on children and armed conflict, grave violations against children remained “at an alarming level” in 2020, with nearly 26,500 cases worldwide. Kidnappings increased by 90%, while the number…

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