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Ouagadougou correspondent: no Arab spring in Burkina Faso either
Whilst Burkina Faso offered Muammar Gaddafi asylum on 25 August, they recognised the national transitional council in early September. August also saw the jailing of three policemen for their part in the death of student Justin Zongo in custody in February. Yet why did the country's mutinies not lead to the same dramatic changes as we are now seeing in Libya?
western africa, libya, arab spring, revolution, burkina faso, africa, politics
Getting to grips with djembe, tro-tro and obronis in Ghana
I was told before I arrived in Ghana that everyone wants to speak to the foreigner or the obroni (‘white person’) as they say in Twi, one of the main dialects of the forty spoken in Ghana. I had several on the spot marriage proposals; but that’s Ghana and its people for you
Hungry Senegalese fishermen
Amidst a global food crisis and scarcer fish, the fishermen 'victims' of EU commercial agreements set off in their pirogues for the shores of Europe
western africa, photogallery, labour, foreign policy, family, immigration, food security
Didier Awadi: 'Artists too often have big egos'
The Senegalese hip hop pioneer, 38, invites his fellow rappers to speak out and campaign for a harmonious continent with his latest album 'Presidents of Africa'. Plus an exclusive video interview from Dakar
western africa, audio, racism, integration, brunch, discrimination, illegal immigrants
In Senegal, farmers versus Europe
Small-time Senegalese producers are speaking out against the Economic Partership Agreements (EPAs) negotiated on 8 and 9 December at Lisbon. For them, the battle against famine means being opposed to market liberalisation
western africa, lisbon, third world, world affairs, food, agriculture, senegal
Europe – a bad brand?
Unfocussed, unattractive, lacking a strategy? French marketing expert Georges Lewi lays all bare in his new book
western africa, georges lewi, media, european union, germany, marketing, culture
Don't laugh. It's (video) politics
European politicans occasionally star in dramatically hilarious or simply grotesque scenes - are ETA terrorists a great nation? Was the Russian Breznev actually the president of the United States?
western africa, ukraine, politics, nicolas sarkozy, video gallery, central and eastern europe, southern eu
