Burkina Faso: Measles Infections Declining (AllAfrica.com)

Ouagadougou — Reported measles infections and deaths are falling in Burkina Faso following nationwide vaccinations earlier this month, according to the Ministry of Health.

Background Note: Burkina Faso (06/09) (Scoop.co.nz)

Background Notes : Burkina Faso (06/09) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:56:34 -0500 Background Note: Burkina Faso PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Burkina Faso Geography Area: 274,200 sq. km. (106,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Colorado. Cities: Capital --Ouagadougou ...

Burkina Faso and Kyrgyzstan gain first World Heritage sites (EARTHtimes.org)

Seville, Spain - Burkina Faso and Kyrgyzstan gained their first ever UNESCO World Heritage sites during the ongoing meeting of the UN body, UNESCO reported over the weekend. The Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain in Kyrgyzstan became that nation's first UN...

Kmiec to go to Malta for Obama (National Catholic Reporter)

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Barack Obama July 2 nominated law professor Douglas Kmiec to be ambassador to the Republic of Malta. The president announced Kmiec's nomination along with nominees for ambassador posts in Mongolia, Burkina Faso, Swaziland and the Netherlands.

Man trades corporate life for philanthropy (The Washington Times)

RICHMOND | Three years and four jobs after college graduation, Hunter Willis realized he wasn't happy in the corporate environment. He was looking for something more fulfilling when he went to a church service and heard a speaker talk about life in one of the poorest nations in the world. Mr. Willis, 25, took a leap of faith - and a withdrawal from his savings account - to go to western Africa ...

Africa: Good Governance Drive Makes Progress (AllAfrica.com)

A day ahead of this year’s African Union summit in Libya, the 11th meeting of the forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) took place in the sweltering seaside town of Sirte. Reports emerging from those who attended threw up few surprises and some lingering concerns.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-03 12:03 IMF says W.Africa has room for more rate cuts (Interactive Investor)

DAKAR, July 3 (Reuters) - The global economic crisis is likely to hit growth in West Africa's CFA currency zone for the next two years, although a steep projected fall in inflation should allow fiscal and monetary easing, an IMF report said. The main impact on the eight economies of the West African monetary bloc would be through depressed commodity prices and falling remittance and foreign ...

Fighting rages in Somalia, government troops boxed in (TVNZ)

Heavy fighting has killed at least 20 people as government forces try to drive hardline Islamists out of their Mogadishu bases

Obama taps Kmiec, fundraiser for foreign posts (The Hill)

President Obama picked a conservative legal scholar to serve as ambassador to Malta while sending a big donor to the Netherlands.

Fighting rages in Somalia, AU may strengthen force (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 World News)

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Heavy fighting in the Somali capital killed at least 20 people on Thursday, the second day of fierce clashes as government forces tried to drive hardline Islamists out of their Mogadishu bases.