Tag Archives : Burkina Faso

Emerging countries may end up losing the chance to take advantage of information technology due to lack of infrastructure for broadband, said an agency of the United Nations (UN). The lack of access to the Internet deprives these countries of the possibility of developing an industry of outsourced services, said the trade and development agency of [...]

Heavy torrential rains in West Africa have caused flooding in several cities and affected over 350,000 people. In Burkina Faso, this is the worst flooding in 40 years. Burkina Faso is the last country that suffered the impact of these torrential rains that flooded the capital, Ouagadougou, in a few hours. About 110,000 inhabitants of this city have [...]

Around the world, 13 million deaths could be avoided each year just by making some positive changes to improve the environment. The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its report on environmental health, with findings that show the inequalities between rich and poor regions. According to WHO data, poor countries lose 20 times more healthy [...]