Solar-Powered Cinema opens for Film Festival
A solar-powered cinema was unveiled in Burkina Faso on Friday ahead of the city’s hosting of Africa’s top film festival, even as movie theatres on the continent continue to disappear. …
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Canada launches Development Project for Growth
Today, Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, on behalf of Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced Canada’s support for a development project focused on maximising …
Electricity Imports from Ghana on the Cards
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama hinted yesterday that his country would soon transmit excess electricity to Burkina Faso and Mali as soon as work on the West Africa Gas Pipeline …
3G Cellular Network for Burkina Faso
Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of third generation (3G) services in Africa’s Burkina Faso. “3G technology will give our customers the opportunity to interact with cellular technology in a …
Burkina Faso receives Loan from World Bank
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA*) US$70 million grant to Burkina Faso aimed at promoting growth and competitiveness and reducing the vulnerabilities …