Taking note of the people’s uprisings across North Africa, the Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste of France denounces the repression of President Blaise Compaoré's regime.

Y a-t-il un espoir pour les femmes du Burkina Faso de voir leurs droits respecter dans un pays plus sensible aux problèmes auxquels elles sont confrontées?

In a message commemorating the death of Thomas Sankara on 15 October 1987, Mariam Sankara calls on the people to continue the struggle not only for justice for Thomas Sankara, but also for Africa.

The economic crisis has affected the economy of Burkina Faso only in a limited way. Despite dry whether conditions and low cotton prices, GDP growth has only been slightly reduced. According to the latest analysis of the Burkinabe economy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), GDP growth was reduced from 5.2 percent in 2008 to 3.2 percent in 2009.

The Burkinabe president, Blaise Compaore, has called for the acceleration of the establishment of electronic communication infrastructure in Africa, saying this would open up new tech n ology-related opportunities and cope with the digital divide that threatens to further marginalise developing countries. The Burkinabe head of state was speaking during the opening ceremony of the Third Panafrican Forum on Best Practices in the Field of New Information and Communication Technology.