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<title><![CDATA[Saturday Links: Chadian Army Spoof, Nigerian Roads, LRA in South Sudan]]></title>
<link>http://sahelblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/saturday-links-chadian-army-spoof-nigerian-roads-lra-in-south-sudan/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex Thurston</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sahelblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/saturday-links-chadian-army-spoof-nigerian-roads-lra-in-south-sudan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A television spoof of the Chadian army is attracting fans and anger: Brandishing a radio in one hand]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>A <a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LR100816.htm">television spoof of the Chadian army</a> is attracting fans and anger:</p>
<blockquote><p>Brandishing a radio in one hand and a baton in the other, &#8220;Commandant Alkanto&#8221; barks abuse in a mix of crude French and local Arabic dialects at a rag-tag bunch Chadian soldiers on parade in the baking sun.</p>
<p>In another film clip, Alkanto is roused from his nap under an acacia tree to deal with a group of village elders whom he literally kicks into army prison with his trademark gammy leg.</p>
<p>The result is an unlikely local hit &#8212; a series of comedy films about the shortcomings of the military in Chad, a poor central African state accused of frittering away its oil wealth on the army rather than bettering the lives of its population.</p>
<p>&#8220;I received threats from the military but that encouraged me to continue,&#8221; Haikal Zakaria, the bank manager-turned actor who created and plays Alkanto, told Reuters in an interview. &#8220;Chadians welcome the work of Alkanto. They appreciate the message that he puts across in his sketches,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>In the hit film &#8220;Brigade Mobile&#8221; Zakaria pokes fun at military units who are meant to control customs and prevent smuggling but in fact do little but harass citizens. His character Alkanto is a proud but illiterate officer who, when not castigating soldiers for shoddy uniforms, is telling them to stand ready to fight to defend the &#8220;dishcloth&#8221; &#8212; a term he uses for Chad&#8217;s national flag.</p>
<p>The message is an indictment of the state of the military in Chad. Having come to power in a coup and a wave of optimism in 1990, President Idriss Deby&#8217;s time in power has been marked by flawed elections, coup attempts and eastern rebellions.</p></blockquote>
<p>VOA had a ton of interesting articles this week, four of which I&#8217;ve linked here. The first concerns <a href="http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/west/Nigerias-Bad-Roads-Are-Getting-Worse-74805987.html">road quality in Nigeria</a>.</p>
<p>IRIN reports that <a href="http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=87173">attacks by suspected LRA units are still a big problem in Southern Sudan</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Suspected Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army (LRA) fighters have attacked Nzara region of Southern Sudan at least three times this month, forcing civilians to flee their homes, local officials said.</p>
<p>Several armed groups operate in the region – including Ugandan and southern Sudanese soldiers hunting the LRA since peace talks failed in 2008. The recent attacks, however, bore the &#8220;typical signs&#8221; of LRA raids, they said.</p>
<p>&#8220;The LRA continue to harm us, killing and burning homes,&#8221; said Col Sentina Ndefu, commissioner of Nzara county, one of the hardest hit regions in Western Equatoria state.</p>
<p>The November attacks, she added, left at least seven people dead and eight abducted, indicating that the LRA were still active &#8211; despite ongoing military operations against them and humanitarian efforts to support those affected.</p></blockquote>
<p>Two journalists, a Canadian and an Australian, have been freed after fifteen months of <a href="http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/east/Kidnapped-Journalists-Leave-Somalia-After-Being-Released-74699367.html">captivity in Somalia</a>. Meanwhile, morale runs low among <a href="http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/central/AU-Envoy-Says-AMISOM-Troop-Payments-Remain-In-Arrears--73895107.html">AU troops in Mogadishu</a>, who have not been paid since May.</p>
<p>Low rainfall is affecting autumn <a href="http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Poor-Rains-in-Africas-Sahel-Mean-Below-Average-Harvest-76131657.html">harvests in the Sahel</a>, driving up food prices for staple crops in countries like Niger even as countries like <a href="http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=87206">Burkina Faso continue to grapple with damage from floods</a> earlier this fall.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[SagaMusik 2 Ouagadougou]]></title>
<link>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/sagamusik-2-ouagadougou/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sophie sK</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/sagamusik-2-ouagadougou/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dankan Production TeamDaouda Koné, nul autre que ce grand chanteur ivoirien, c’est à lui qu’a échut ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><div id="attachment_248" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://lamossi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/festival-5-627a1.gif"><img src="http://lamossi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/festival-5-627a1.gif?w=300" alt="" title="festival-5-627a1" width="300" height="199" class="size-medium wp-image-248" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dankan Production Team</p></div>Daouda Koné, nul autre que ce grand chanteur ivoirien, c’est à lui qu’a échut l’honneur de clore le concert d’ouverture du Salon de la musique africaine ce jeudi 19 novembre. Il a été devancé par Eudoxie, la burkinabè aux accents zoulou, par Bonsa et par Alif Naaba, “le prince aux pieds nus“. Ce concert est intervenu après un mot d’ouverture des organisateurs et un tour dans la rotonde du CCF pour observer les différents stands d’expositions.</p>
<p>Maison de production, musée de la musique, centre de formation sur la musique, magazine culturel et bien d’autres, les exposants sont très nombreux à ce salon. Hier Jeudi 19 novembre, l’heure était toujours aux installations ; à l’entrée, juste en face se trouve le stand de Umané culture, organisateur du festival ouaga Hip Hop ; à gauche, c’est le stand du studio Green stones. Là sur la table se trouve un écran de téléviseur qui diffuse les clips d’artistes produits par ce label et à coté du téléviseur, se compte les différents supports qui sont là pour la vente : CD, DVD, Cassette sans oublier les brochures d’information.</p>
<p>A droite de l’entrée, le décor est tout autre ; flute, tambour et instruments de musique de toutes sortes et de toutes formes sont exposés sur la table. Ces instruments semblent être venus d’un autre monde ; pas tout à fait faut, puisque nous sommes au stand du musée de la musique. Donner a connaître les instruments traditionnels africains, tel est leur objectif dans ce salon. Le salon de la musique est une occasion pour rencontrer les stars de la musique. Alif Naaba, Bonsa, le groupe Douni Yaam et même des membres du célèbre groupe de rap burkinabè O.B.C., sans oublier l’ivoirien Daouda Koné dont les chansons ont traversé l’histoire, le Béninois Petit Megelito et bien d’autres.</p>
<p>Le salon de la musique “Saga Musik“, c’est aussi des conférences débats pour l’avancée de la filière au Burkina et en Afrique. Ce vendredi 20 novembre, se tient une conférence sur le thème“ Les technologies de l’information et de la communication, un outil adéquat pour la promotion de la musique africaine“. Hier déjà, ce sont les forces et les faiblesses de l’industrie musicale africaine qui ont fait l’objet d’une conférence. Le Salon se tiendra trois jours durant au Centre Culturel Français Georges Méliès de Ouagadougou et se terminera par une innovation majeure ; une soirée gala de remise des prix “Saga Musik“ le samedi 21 novembre à 20h30 au Grand Méliès. Soirée qui sera ponctuée par le concert panafricain qui verra se succéder sur scène Victor Dèmè, Floby, Fodé Baro de la Guinée et Bailly Spinto de la Côte d’Ivoire.</p>
<p>Le Salon de la Musique Africaine est une initiative de jeunes mais expérimentés promoteurs de la culture au Burkina, réunis sous le label Code Group et bénéficiant du soutien de Umané Culture. Déjà la première édition qui a eu lieu l’année passée a été un vrai succès, tant il y avait un vide en la matière. Pour cette deuxième édition, il ya plus de diversités dans les expositions et le comité d’organisation espère que beaucoup plus de visiteurs feront le déplacement ; “non pas seulement les professionnels du secteur, mais aussi les simples amoureux de la musique et même des curieux car c’est bien souvent de la curiosité, que nait la passion.</p>
<p>Hermann Nazé</p>
<p>LeFaso.net</p>
<p>http://lefaso.net/spip.php?article34180&#38;rubrique18</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Au Pays des Anges Noirs]]></title>
<link>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/au-pays-des-anges-noirs/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sophie sK</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Au Pays des Anges Noirs Au pays des anges noirs, Là ou jadis un vieux roi Chassait sur ses terres et]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Au Pays des Anges Noirs</p>
<p>Au pays des anges noirs,<br />
Là ou jadis un vieux roi<br />
Chassait sur ses terres et murmurait aux biches.<br />
Au pays des Anges noirs<br />
Le sol lointain ouï,<br />
Car un vieux roi s’en est allé.<br />
Un grand frisson s’est emparé<br />
De la terre ancestrale,<br />
Les arbres ploient sous le murmure<br />
Des ancêtres venus te saluer<br />
Et le galop des biches affolées.<br />
Toi que les heurts de la vie n’ont pas fait plier,<br />
Toi qui murmurais aux biches,<br />
Tu es parti rejoindre ta bien-aimée disparue trop tôt.<br />
Sous ton pied sonne le clair chemin<br />
Qui monte vers ton rêve.<br />
Et je me rappelle cette main<br />
Aux doigts ancestraux enserrant la mienne,<br />
Qui a fait mienne cette terre.<br />
Un vieux roi s’en est allé au Pays des Anges Noirs,<br />
De la clameur, il ne reste que le léger bruissement des arbres<br />
Et le galop furtif des biches apeurées.<br />
Au pays des anges noirs,<br />
Un vieux roi s’en est allé.<br />
@La Mossi. Décembre 2008</p>
<p>Dédié au grand père de mon mari, le Roi de L&#8230; à qui je fus présentée en Juillet 2008</p>
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<title><![CDATA[LES FEMMES ET L’EDUCATION AU BURKINA FASO]]></title>
<link>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/les-femmes-et-l%e2%80%99education-au-burkina-faso/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sophie sK</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/les-femmes-et-l%e2%80%99education-au-burkina-faso/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeunes Dirigeants du Burkina Faso en ce jeudi j’ai décidé de vous parlez d’un sujet qui me tiens a c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Jeunes Dirigeants du Burkina Faso en ce jeudi j’ai décidé de vous parlez d’un sujet qui me tiens a cœur en tant que Femmes et en tant qu’Africaine. L’éducation des filles au Burkina Faso est un sujet primordial car comme je vous l’ai dit dans mon article précédent la femme a un rôle important à jouer dans la société. L’éducation scolaire est souvent négligée en Afrique. En comparant le taux d’éducation des femmes et des hommes ont remarque qu’il y a discrimination. Les femmes sont défavorisées à cause de problème tel que le mariage forcé, la tradition, l’insuffisance et l’éloignement des infrastructures scolaires, et l’inégale répartition des taches au sein de la famille. L’importance que l’on accorde aux taches ménagères, l’apprentissage culinaire et autres fonctions familial ; Il est vrai que la femme africaine se doit de suivre coutumes et traditions mais il serait mieux qu’elle arrive à combiner coutumes traditions et éducation de manière a évoluer avec son temps.<br />
En avril 2009 une recherche a démontrée que le taux d’alphabétisation chez les femmes au Burkina, au Mali et au Niger reste très faible. Ces trois pays subsahariens sont considérés comme étant les plus en retard en termes d’éducation en général et particulièrement celles des filles et des femmes dans la zone de l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Pourtant l’éducation des filles et des femmes est une étape indispensable à la progression économique et au développement du pays. Cependant, nombreuses sont les filles qui sont déscolarisées a un très jeunes âge par exemple dans la province du Kadiogo il ya 87 819 enfants qui ont entre 7 et 12 ans mais seulement 21,8% des filles sont inscrites en primaires contres 35,6% des garçons ; ‘Résultat nous nous trouvons donc avec des femmes analphabètes qui serons socialement exclus’.<br />
Bourdieu sociologue français a démontré dans son étude que le capital n’est pas seulement financier mais qu’il faut également accorder une importance au capitale culturel et sociale. Le Burkina Faso est a l’image du modèle Français quand il en vient a mixée les différentes couches sociales. Cet écart créer un sentiment de supériorité chez certains engendrant un sentiment d’infériorité chez d’autres. Les différentes couches sociales ne sont pas mixées et l’individualisme se fait ressentir. Pour qu’une nation avance il faut qu’elle soit unie, cependant l’inégalité des chances et la répartition des ressources au Burkina Faso ne facilite pas l’union. La mixité joue un rôle crucial dans le développement et l’intégration de la population. L’exemple Anglais prouve, que le mélange des différentes catégories sociale afin que chacun trouve sa place dans la société et que chaque individu y joue un rôle. Au Burkina Faso l’écart entre analphabète et cultive est malheureusement trop prononcé. Par exemple, une étude montre que le nombre d’enfant par femmes dépend du degré d’alphabétisation, 2.8 enfants par femme scolarisées contre 6.7 par femmes sans éducation.<br />
Bien que le Burkina Faso reste un des pays les plus pauvres au monde il y a cependant une volonté politique de démocratisation de la société et de bonne gouvernance. Les recherches montrent que depuis 1991 des stratégies ont été implémentées afin que la femme soit plus active dans le développement et le partage des ressources. Pour conclure, L’éducation des femmes demeure primordiale pour améliorer leurs conditions de vie elles seront plus a même de prendre les décisions afin d’améliorer le bien être économique et sociale. Sur ce, je vous invite Jeunes dirigeants du Burkina à débattre sur la question : Une femme sans éducation est- elle une femme sans savoir ni pouvoir ?<br />
Mariama Bathily, Representant Europe de JeuDi Burkina,</p>
<p>http://jeudiburkina.e-monsite.com</p>
<blockquote><p>
JEUDI BURKINA est une plateforme des Jeunes Dirigeants du Burkina lancée sur Facebook. Ctte initiative s’adresse à des jeunes ayant des ambitions futures et saines pour le Burkina Faso, qu’ils soient dirigeants ou bien visent de le devenir un jour. Ce groupe est composé pour une grande partie de jeunes étudiants à l’étranger, de futurs dirigeants et de dirigeants du Burkina Faso.</p>
<p>Cette plateforme se présente comme un cadre idéal et interactif d’échange d’idées nouvelles et de proposition d’initiatives prometteuses d’un avenir meilleur par les Jeunes du Faso pour témoigner de leur dynamisme effectif et de leurs capacités à promouvoir l’image du Faso grâce à des actions concrêtes et significatives menant à l’avancement socio-économique du pays.<br />
Avec JEUDI BURKINA, chaque jeudi, des articles rédigés par ses membres, nous apportent un nouveau départ, une nouvelle découverte vers une vision plus large et plus étendue dans le sens de l’action commune vers une évolution certaine.<br />
A découvrir et à suivre…chaque jeudi</p>
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<p><a href="http://jeudiburkina.e-monsite.com"></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Farafina - Nemako [Burkina Faso]]]></title>
<link>http://luciomagano.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/farafina-nemako-burkina-faso/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>luciomagano</dc:creator>
<guid>http://luciomagano.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/farafina-nemako-burkina-faso/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[1. Namako 2. Africa Denou 3. Kora 4. Bana 5. Badéya 6. Fana 7. Paix 8. Djigui 9. Miribali 10. Kedo 1]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>1. Namako<a href="http://luciomagano.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/farafinanemako.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-948" title="farafinanemako" src="http://luciomagano.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/farafinanemako.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="240" /></a><br />
2. Africa Denou<br />
3. Kora<br />
4. Bana<br />
5. Badéya<br />
6. Fana<br />
7. Paix<br />
8. Djigui<br />
9. Miribali<br />
10. Kedo<br />
11. Aï Bamba<br />
12. Touma<br />
13. Fien</p>
<p><a title="http://www.mediafire.com/file/zcwwjkyiy52/Farafina - Nemako.zip" href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/zcwwjkyiy52/Farafina - Nemako.zip" target="_blank">Download</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Amazon's Global Kindle Work in YOUR Country?]]></title>
<link>http://expat21.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/will-amazons-global-kindle-work-in-your-country/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mary Mimouna</dc:creator>
<guid>http://expat21.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/will-amazons-global-kindle-work-in-your-country/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In case you are thinking of purchasing the new global version of Amazon&#8217;s Kindle for Christmas]]></description>
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<p>In case you are thinking of purchasing the new global version of Amazon&#8217;s Kindle for Christmas, be aware that there are still quite a few places that the global version will NOT work.  I was disappointed to find that the new version still will not work in my country.</p>
<p>Apparently the new global version will only work in SOME countries.   I thought it would be helpful to most expats to have a complete list of which countries it will, or will not work in (below).</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also interesting to note the PATTERN of groups of countries where the Kindle doesn&#8217;t work&#8211;some countries probably lack satellite coverage or delivery systems, while others probably don&#8217;t WANT readers to be able to download whatever they want by satellite.</p>
<p>STARRED (*) countries marked below indicate that Kindle needs to be ordered from a SPECIAL PAGE on the Amazon site.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version DOES work in (as of Dec. 2009):</strong></p>
<p>Aland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia*, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Boznia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People&#8217;s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Liberia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldovia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozembique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,  Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands &#8211; British, Virgin Islands &#8211; U.S.,  Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version does NOT work in (as of Dec. 2009) the following countries:</strong></p>
<p>Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Gambia, Guinea, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea &#8211; Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of, Korea &#8211; Republic of, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (including the Western Sahara), New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pitcairn, Qatar, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan,  Yemen.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Environmental Issues - Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach.]]></title>
<link>http://werichanel.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/the-environmental-issues-appropriate-conservation-and-sustainable-development-strategies-attempt-to-recognize-this-as-being-integral-to-any-approach/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>werievents</dc:creator>
<guid>http://werichanel.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/the-environmental-issues-appropriate-conservation-and-sustainable-development-strategies-attempt-to-recognize-this-as-being-integral-to-any-approach/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nature and Animal Conservation        Preserving species and their habitats is important for ecosyst]]></description>
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<div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Nature and Animal Conservation</strong> </span></div>
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<div>     Preserving species and their habitats is important for ecosystems to self-sustain themselves. Yet, the pressures to destroy habitat for logging, illegal hunting, and other challenges are making conservation a struggle.</div>
<p>Visit : <a title="http://www.globalissues.org/article/177/nature-and-animal-conservation" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.globalissues.org/article/177/nature-and-animal-conservation" target="_blank">http://www.globalissues.org/article/1&#8230;</a></p>
<p> <span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>What is Biodiversity ?</strong></span></p>
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<div>    The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth.</div>
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<div>    Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach. Almost all cultures have in some way or form recognized the importance that nature, and its biological diversity has had upon them and the need to maintain it. Yet, power, greed and politics have affected the precarious balance.</div>
<div><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Does it really matter if there arent so many species?</span></strong></div>
<p>Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play.</p>
<p>For example, a larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops; greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms; and healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.</p>
<p>And so, while we dominate this planet, we still need to preserve the diversity in wildlife.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Who Cares?</strong></span></p>
<p>  Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. For example, a larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops; greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms; and healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.</p>
<p>And so, while we dominate this planet, we still need to preserve the diversity in wildlife.</p>
<p><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Loss of Biodiversity and Extinctions </strong></span></p>
<p>It is feared that human activity is causing massive extinctions. From various animal species, forests and the ecosystems that forests support, marine life. The costs associated with deteriorating or vanishing ecosystems will be high. However, sustainable development and consumption would help avert ecological problems.</p>
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<link>http://werichanel.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women-november-25th/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The white ribbon]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;">November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The white ribbon has become the symbol for the day.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[LUDIC LYDIA BURKINA FASO EST ELU «MEILLEUR EMPLOYEUR 2009»]]></title>
<link>http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ludic-lydia-burkina-faso-est-elu-%c2%abmeilleur-employeur-2009%c2%bb/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Le 20 Novembre 2009, Ludic Lydia Burkina Faso a été élu meilleur employeur de l’année pour sa régula]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Le 20 Novembre 2009, Ludic Lydia Burkina Faso a été élu meilleur employeur de l’année pour sa régularité dans le versement des cotisations, son comité de santé et de sécurité au travail et le grand nombre de travailleurs déclarés. La Maison de l’Entreprise (Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Ouagadougou) et la Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale lui ont décerné ce titre lors de la Nuit du Mérite sous le Haut Patronage du Chef du Gouvernement du Burkina Faso. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[LE PRIX DU MEILLEUR EMPLOYEUR 2009 REMIS A LUDIC LYDIA BURKINA FASO]]></title>
<link>http://lydialudic.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/le-prix-du-meilleur-employeur-2009-remis-a-ludic-lydia-burkina-faso/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lydialudic</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lydialudic.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/le-prix-du-meilleur-employeur-2009-remis-a-ludic-lydia-burkina-faso/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Vendredi 20 novembre 2009, le Prix du « Meilleur Employeur 2009 » a été remis à Ludic Lydia Burkina ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Vendredi 20 novembre 2009, le Prix du « Meilleur Employeur 2009 » a été remis à Ludic Lydia Burkina Faso au cours de la Nuit du Mérite. La Maison de l’Entreprise (Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Ouagadougou) et la Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale lui ont décerné ce Prix sous le Haut Patronage du Chef du Gouvernement du Burkina Faso. Elles l’ont congratulé pour le nombre de travailleurs déclarés, sa régularité dans le versement des cotisations et son comité de santé et de sécurité au travail.</p>
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<link>http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/ludic-lydia-burkina-faso-presente-au-lancement-officiel-de-l%e2%80%99ussubf-2010/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/ludic-lydia-burkina-faso-presente-au-lancement-officiel-de-l%e2%80%99ussubf-2010/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeudi 19 novembre 2009, la cérémonie de lancement officiel de l’USSUBF 2010 (Union Sportive Scolaire]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Jeudi 19 novembre 2009, la cérémonie de lancement officiel de l’USSUBF 2010 (Union Sportive Scolaire et Universitaire du Burkina Faso) a eu lieu dans la Région du Nord (Ouahigouya) en présence de plusieurs autorités et personnalités du pays. Ludic Lydia Burkina Faso a participé à cette inauguration en équipant tous les participants, soit environ 3 000 personnes, de matériel sportif. Ce geste solidaire a été salué par l’ensemble des athlètes présents à l’événement.<div id="attachment_374" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 280px"><a href="http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/autres-eleves-participant-a-la-ceremonie-de-lussubf.jpg"><img src="http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/autres-eleves-participant-a-la-ceremonie-de-lussubf.jpg" alt="" title="LUDIC LYDIA BURKINA FASO PRESENTE AU LANCEMENT OFFICIEL  DE L’USSUBF 2010" width="270" height="202" class="size-full wp-image-374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo de la cérémonie de lancement officiel de l’USSUBF 2010</p></div></p>
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<title><![CDATA[LE PRIX DU « MEILLEUR EMPLOYEUR 2009» DECERNE A LUDIC LYDIA BURKINA FASO]]></title>
<link>http://pefaco.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/le-prix-du-%c2%ab-meilleur-employeur-2009%c2%bb-decerne-a-ludic-lydia-burkina-faso/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Le Prix du « Meilleur Employeur 2009» a été décerné à Ludic Lydia Burkina SA (filiale de Grupo Pefac]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Le Prix du « Meilleur Employeur 2009» a été décerné à Ludic Lydia Burkina SA (filiale de Grupo Pefaco dont Francis Perez est le PDG) le vendredi 20 Novembre 2009, lors de la Nuit du Mérite 2009. Ce prix a été attribué par la Maison de l’Entreprise (Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Ouagadougou) et la Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale, sous le Haut Patronage du Chef du Gouvernement du Burkina Faso. Ludic Lydia Burkina SA a été ainsi récompensée pour son comité de santé et de sécurité au travail, sa régularité dans le versement des cotisations et son chiffre de salariés déclarés.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Amazon's Global Kindle Work in YOUR Country?]]></title>
<link>http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/will-amazons-global-kindle-work-in-your-country/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mary Mimouna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Amazon&#39;s Global Kindle Reader I heard that Amazon now has a global version of Kindle. I was disa]]></description>
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<p>I heard that Amazon now has a global version of Kindle.  I was disappointed to find this morning that the new version still will not work in my country.</p>
<p>Since I&#8217;ve wanted one for some time, but have been waiting until they got a version that would work in my country, I checked out their website this morning, only to be disappointed again.  Apparently the new global version will only work in SOME countries.</p>
<p>In case you are thinking of purchasing the new Global Kindle for a Christmas gift this year, since the new version will only work in SOME countries, I thought it would be helpful to most expats to have a complete list of which countries it will, or will not work in.</p>
<p>STARRED (*) countries marked below indicate that Kindle needs to be ordered from a SPECIAL PAGE on the Amazon site.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version DOES work in (as of Dec. 2009):</strong></p>
<p>Aland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia*, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Boznia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People&#8217;s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Liberia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldovia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozembique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,  Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands &#8211; British, Virgin Islands &#8211; U.S.,  Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe.</p>
<p><strong>The Global Kindle version does NOT work in (as of Dec. 2009):</strong></p>
<p>Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Gambia, Guinea, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea &#8211; Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of, Korea &#8211; Republic of, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (including the Western Sahara), New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pitcairn, Qatar, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan,  Yemen.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cena a Sesto Fiorentino per il progetto "Cava di pietra di Pissy"]]></title>
<link>http://unpodimondo.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/cena-a-sesto-fiorentino-per-il-progetto-cava-di-pietra-di-pissy/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>unpodimondo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://unpodimondo.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/cena-a-sesto-fiorentino-per-il-progetto-cava-di-pietra-di-pissy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[foto &quot;Kid&quot; by Sigma Delta - flickr La sezione fiorentina del Movimento Shalom e la Casa de]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">La sezione fiorentina del <a href="http://www.movimento-shalom.org" target="_blank"><strong>Movimento Shalom</strong></a> e la <strong>Casa del Popolo di Querceto</strong> (Sesto Fiorentino, Via Napoli 79) organizzano una</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Cena di Solidarietà a favore del Progetto &#8220;Cava di Pietra di Pissy&#8221;</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">che si terrà <strong>Venerdì 27 Novembre 2009</strong> alle <strong>ore 20.00 </strong>c/o il ristorante della Casa del Popolo di Querceto. Il costo della cena è di 20€ e questo è il Menù.</span></p>
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<li><span style="color:#000000;">Crostini misti</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Penne alla Quercetana</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Risotto ai porri</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Prosciutto in porchetta</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Verdure saltate e insalata</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Tiramisù</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Acqua e vino</span></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">A conclusione della serata <strong>Grande Lotteria!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Per prenotazioni e informazioni 3331005825 oppure il Giovedì dalle 17.00 alle 19.00 al numero 055 434333.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Il progetto Cava di Pissy &#8211; Ouagadougou &#8211; Burkina Faso.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La cava di pietra di Pissy è situata alla periferia di Ouagadougou, vi lavorano adulti e bambini in un&#8217;atmosfera da girone infernale.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">L&#8217;aria è resa irrespirabile dalle esalazioni dei copertoni bruciati per spaccare la pietra ed i lavoratori vi operano in assenza di qualsiasi forma di sicurezza, frantumando a mano le lastre di pietra fino a ridurle in pietrisco per strade e costruzioni.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Il progetto propone:</p>
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<li>Adozioni a distanza per togliere i bambini dalla cava e mandarli a scuola.</li>
<li>Formazione di personale per interventi di primo soccorso all&#8217;interno della cava.</li>
<li>Acquisto di strumenti di lavoro per migliorare le condizioni lavorative nella cava.</li>
<li>Acquisto di una pompa per togliere l&#8217;acqua che si deposita all&#8217;interno della cava.</li>
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<link>http://waganord.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/das-samstagsfoto-der-dorfchef/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wiesmann4</dc:creator>
<guid>http://waganord.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/das-samstagsfoto-der-dorfchef/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Das Foto zeigt einen besonderen Mann: den Dorfchef von Tapako, einem kleinen Dorf etwa 30 Sandpisten]]></description>
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<p>Das Foto zeigt einen besonderen Mann: den Dorfchef von Tapako, einem kleinen Dorf etwa 30 Sandpistenkilometer von Tussiana, wo unsere Familie etliche Jahre gewohnt hat. Wir gingen dieses Dorf regelmässig besuchen, auch wenn die Fahrt dorthin jeweils etwas abenteuerlich war. Insbesondere die altersschwache Holzbrücke war eine Mutprobe. Wer da mit dem Auto rüber wollte, musste den Radabstand seines Fahrzeugs im Griff haben…</p>
<p>Es gehörte zum Programm, dass wir diesen Mann grüssen gingen, auch wenn mir seine etwas ruppige Art nie ganz geheuer war. Geistlich suchte er offensichtlich anderswo Halt als wir (man beachte die Amulette, die er sich an die Brust geheftet hat).</p>
<p>In der rechten Hand hält er eine <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalebasse" target="_blank">Kalebasse</a>, die wahrscheinlich mit Hirsebier gefüllt ist – seinem Hauptnahrungsmittel&#8230; Er bot mir regelmässig davon an, und höflichkeitshalber trank ich auch davon. Bis mich eines Tages der Pastor in Tussiana vertraulich zur Seite bat und mich aufforderte, damit aufzuhören, weil ich dadurch die (wenigen) Christen in Tapako in Bedrängnis brächte. Diesen wurde nämlich gesagt: «Wenn euer <em>Blanc</em> schon Alkohol trinken darf, warum habt <em>ihr</em> dann diesbezüglich so strikte Ansichten?» – Seit jenem Gespräch trank ich kein Hirsebier mehr.</p>
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<link>http://punkenstein.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/2010-african-cup-of-nations/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>punkenstein</dc:creator>
<guid>http://punkenstein.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/2010-african-cup-of-nations/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Draws for the 2010 African Cup of nations have been held in Luanda Angola and some fascinating encou]]></description>
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<link>http://kfeweb.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/burkina-faso/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aamel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kfeweb.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/burkina-faso/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[SOS Enfants - Burkina Faso : rentrée scolaire pour les enfants de Guiè]]></title>
<link>http://nethumanitaires.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/sos-enfants-burkina-faso-rentree-scolaire-pour-les-enfants-de-guie/</link>
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<dc:creator>nethumanitaires</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nethumanitaires.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/sos-enfants-burkina-faso-rentree-scolaire-pour-les-enfants-de-guie/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Le 1er Octobre fut le jour de la rentrée scolaire sur toute l’étendue du territoire national et tous]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ LUDIC LYDIA BURKINA FASO MAINTIENT PLUSIEURS PARTENARIATS]]></title>
<link>http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/ludic-lydia-burkina-faso-maintient-plusieurs-partenariats/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ludiclydiaburkina</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/ludic-lydia-burkina-faso-maintient-plusieurs-partenariats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ludic Lydia Burkina Faso collabore actuellement avec des partenaires tels que BRAKINA, RED BULL et M]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ludic Lydia Burkina Faso collabore actuellement avec des partenaires tels que BRAKINA, RED BULL et MABUCIG. Ces partenariats symbolisent le dynamisme de cette société burkinaise, filiale de Grupo Pefaco.<div id="attachment_371" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 280px"><a href="http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/enseigne-red-bull-dans-un-bar-au-burkina-faso.jpg"><img src="http://ludiclydiaburkina.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/enseigne-red-bull-dans-un-bar-au-burkina-faso.jpg" alt="" title="Enseigne Red Bull dans un bar Ludic Lydia au Burkina Faso" width="270" height="202" class="size-full wp-image-371" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Enseigne Red Bull dans un bar Ludic Lydia au Burkina Faso</p></div></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Petit d'Homme]]></title>
<link>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/petit-dhomme-2/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sophie sK</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/petit-dhomme-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Petite Silouhette Haute Comme Trois Pommes Ce soir la mes yeux se sont posés sur toi au carrefour de]]></description>
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<p>Ce soir la mes yeux se sont posés sur toi au carrefour de l’impensable </p>
<p>Petite silhouette haute comme trois pommes </p>
<p>A la démarche insolente sur ses pieds nus </p>
<p>La tete haute </p>
<p>Le regard dur, detaché </p>
<p>Je t’ai vu </p>
<p>Tu glissais sur les trottoirs </p>
<p>Petit corps vif </p>
<p>En fendant la foule </p>
<p>Sans crainte </p>
<p>Insensible à ce qui t’entourait et</p>
<p>A la clameur de la foule affairee </p>
<p>Mais tu allais d’un  pas vif. </p>
<p>Ou allais-tu ? </p>
<p>Qui  t’attendais ? </p>
<p>Avais-tu quelqu&#8217;un la bas ?</p>
<p>La bas c&#8217;etait quoi ? </p>
<p>Longtemps je t’ai suivi des yeux.</p>
<p>Mon regard s’est troublé </p>
<p>Un  regard d’homme dans un petit d’homme </p>
<p>Trop vite grandi, </p>
<p>Trop de déni, </p>
<p>J’ai senti ton cœur battre tout doucement, </p>
<p>froidement comme un automate. </p>
<p>Puis j’ai su  et j’ai eu mal.</p>
<p>J’ai vu avec tes yeux et j’ai eu mal.</p>
<p>Honte à ceux qui denient aux petits d&#8217;homme un avenir d&#8217;homme. </p>
<p>Petite silhouette haute comme trois pommes, </p>
<p>Petit d&#8217;homme un jour peut-etre tu deviendras homme, </p>
<p>Mais on aura volé ton enfance et ton coeur ne sera jamais chaud.</p>
<p>Sophie K.</p>
<p>LaMossi&#8217;s@copyright</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The instrumentist and Performer Simon Winsé]]></title>
<link>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/the-instrumentist-and-performer-simon-winse/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sophie sK</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/the-instrumentist-and-performer-simon-winse/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Burkina Faso is a land of wonder, despite the hard living conditions and the extrem poverty of its i]]></description>
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Burkina Faso is a land of wonder, despite the hard living conditions and the extrem poverty of its inhabitants culture, art and music are paramount. This little West-African country is full of fabulous  artists, musicians and instrumentists. Simon Winsé is one of them and his originality is to compose music with both traditional and occidental music instrument. He is performing with a band using the accordeon, bass and occidental drums, just to name a few.</p>
<p>He plays the musical arc, a mythical instrument from the region of San of North West of Burkina Faso, the native land of Simon Winsé. Simon will learn to play this instrument in his village at a very early age. Adolescent, he will move to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso where he will turn to the flute Peulh and to the ngoni. In 2000, the public will discover Simon Winsé with his brother Tim Winsey, another talented instrumentalist who has left his mark on the creations of Salia ni Seydou ad Kongo Bateria. Simon is not only a musician but also an interpret composer and a singer. His musical world is inspired by the jazz fusion, the blues and the traditional music from the land of the Samo where he was born. He plays with various music bands from the Burkina and abroad (Tonton Rideau Bayonne, the Benin Patrick Ruffino for the grand prix RFI , for the French singers Renaud , Raphael&#8230;) but also for contemporary ballet companies (cie Ba, cie Garage , Serge Aimé Coulibaly and the Faso Danse Théâtre &#8230;), for theatre companies (&#8220;Vive voix des rues &#8221; fromFanny Bérard , &#8220;Pièce d&#8217;identité&#8221; from Mathieu Mortainer, &#8220;Madame je vous aime&#8221; from Etienne Minougo&#8230;), and with the Burkinabe story teller KPG. He will also participate to the composition of music for Burkinabe films (&#8220;Mamio&#8221; &#8230;). Last but not the least, Simon and KPG received both a silver medal during the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie in Beyrouth for their performance.</p>
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<p>S&#8217;il existait une liste des huit pays les plus merveilleux du monde, alors le Burkina Faso en ferait partie. En dépit des conditions de vie extrèmement dures et de la grande pauvreté, ce petit coin de terre rouge de l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest nous réserve bien des surprises. La culture, l&#8217;art et la musique sont étroitement imbriqués dans la vie de tous les jours. On y trouve des artistes fabuleux, qu&#8217;ils soient musiciens, chanteurs, comédiens. Simon Winsé est l&#8217;un d&#8217;entre eux, mais sa musique tire son originalité du mélange de sonorités africaines traditionnelles et occidentales. L&#8217;accordéon, la basse et la batterie alliés à la flute peulh, la Kora et l&#8217;arc à bouche sur fond de la voix magnifique de Simon nous entrainent dans une aventure musicale d&#8217;un nouveau genre et inoubliable dont on ne ressort pas indifferrent.<br />
Simon Winsé joue de l&#8217;arc à bouche, un instrument mythique du pays San au nord-ouest du Burkina Faso dont il est originaire. C’est au sein de son village natal que Simon Winsey, enfant, apprendra très tot à jouer de cet instrument. Adolescent, il s’installe à Ouagadougou, la capitale du Burkina Faso, où il se spécialise dans la flute Peulh et le ngoni. En 2000, le public découvre Simon avec son frère Tim Winsey, un instrumentiste qui a marqué les creations de de Salia ni Seydou et Kongo Bateria. Il est à la fois musicien interprète, compositeur et chanteur. Son univers musical se nourrit du jazz fusion , du blues et de la musique traditionnelle Samo. Il joue avec de nombreux groupes musicaux, du Burkina et d&#8217;ailleurs (Tonton Rideau Bayonne, le béninois Patrick Ruffino pour le grand prix RFI , les chanteurs français Renaud , Raphael&#8230;) mais aussi avec des compagnies de danse contemporaine (cie Ba, cie Garage , Serge Aimé Coulibaly et le Faso Danse Théâtre &#8230;) de théâtre (&#8220;Vive voix des rues &#8221; de Fanny Bérard , &#8220;Pièce d&#8217;identité&#8221; de Mathieu Mortainer, &#8220;Madame je vous aime&#8221; d&#8217;Etienne Minougo&#8230;), contes avecle conteur Burkinabé KPG. Il participe également à la composition de musique de films Burkinabé (&#8220;Mamio&#8221; &#8230;). Enfin pour les Jeux Francophoniques de Berouth d&#8217;Octobre 2009, le Duo KPG et Simon Winsé a été récompensé d&#8217;une médaille d&#8217;argent pour leur magnique performance, portant ainsi haut les couleurs du Burkina Faso.</p>
<p>Simon Winsé, un artiste à découvrir et à suivre&#8230;Actuellement en tournée à Paris et dans le Nord de la France</p>
<p>http://www.myspace.com/simpaflute</p>
<p>www.dankan-production.com</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Simon Winsé et KPG]]></title>
<link>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/viesvoeuxvoixdesrues%7cspectaclejeunepublic/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sophie sK</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lamossi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/viesvoeuxvoixdesrues%7cspectaclejeunepublic/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Oh, Paraguay, I didn't see you there...]]></title>
<link>http://thekee.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/oh-paraguay-i-didnt-see-you-there/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>schmatie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thekee.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/oh-paraguay-i-didnt-see-you-there/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a trivia savvy co-worker, I have a new favorite website.  Sporcle.com has opened a wonderf]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Thanks to a trivia savvy co-worker, I have a new favorite website.  <a title="Sporcle.com" href="http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/geography">Sporcle.com</a> has opened a wonderful world of amazingly specific quizzes.   <a title="Mental Floss" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/">Mental Floss</a>&#8216; contributions to the trivia world have been lackluster and rather redundant as of late while The Morning News&#8217; map quizzes are too few and far between.   Sporcle to the rescue!</p>
<p>Four letter countries?  There are 10.  Name them.</p>
<p>Countries containing a J? There are 7.  Name them.</p>
<p>Country by outline?  I can&#8217;t believe I didn&#8217;t get Burkina Faso!  I love that little guy!</p>
<p><a href="http://thekee.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/17-of-24.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1945" title="17 of 24" src="http://thekee.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/17-of-24.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="513" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[L'Africa di Thomas Sankara.]]></title>
<link>http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/lafrica-di-thomas-sankara/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>enrico76</dc:creator>
<guid>http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/lafrica-di-thomas-sankara/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[la copertina del libro. “L’Africa di Thomas Sankara. Le idee non si possono uccidere”, edito da Ediz]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_296" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 199px"><a href="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/copertina-lafrica-di-thomas-sankara.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-296" title="copertina l'africa di thomas sankara" src="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/copertina-lafrica-di-thomas-sankara.jpg?w=189" alt="" width="189" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">la copertina del libro.</p></div>
<p>“<a href="http://www.ibs.it/code/9788887613094/batagrave/africa-thomas-sankara.html">L’Africa di Thomas Sankara. Le idee non si possono uccidere</a>”, edito da <a href="http://www.edizioni-achab.it/">Edizioni ACHAB</a> e scritto da <a href="http://www.carlobata.com/">Carlo Batà</a> è un libro da non perdere. Narra l’avventura del governo di <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara">Thomas Sankara</a>, presidente del <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso">Burkina Faso</a> tra il 1983 e il 1987.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">“Non possiamo essere la classe dirigente ricca di un paese povero” ripeteva sempre Thomas Sankara.  Per questo girava con una Peugeot scassata e per questo fece vendere le auto blu statali e visse sempre da normale cittadino come i suoi collaboratori. Nato nel 1949, Sankara divenne presidente dell’Alto Volta nel 1983 grazie a un colpo di stato rivoluzionario portato a termine senza vittime. Sankara fece subito comprendere al mondo che non si trattava di uno dei soliti colpi di stato africani, ma di qualcosa di nuovo e profondamente diverso. Il nome dello stato fu cambiato da Alto Volta in Burkina Faso che significa Paese degli Uomini Integri. Sankara lo fece per dare una svolta simbolica alla politica del paese. Il problema dell’Africa era a suo parere il perdurare del dominio coloniale, non più diretto, ma esercitato con la corruzione e lo sfruttamento economico. Bisognava prima di tutto togliere i retaggi culturali delle colonie dalla mentalità degli africani e poi strutturare la società e l’economia del paese in modo da divenire autosufficienti nella produzione di cibo e da essere liberi dalla sottomissione alle volontà dei paesi occidentali. Il suo obiettivo primario era dare due pasti e dieci litri di acqua al giorno a tutti gli abitanti del Burkina Faso. Sembrava una cosa impossibile da realizzare soprattutto</p>
<div id="attachment_297" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sankara.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-297" title="sankara" src="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sankara.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="295" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Thomas Sankara.</p></div>
<p>considerando che il Burkina Faso è arido e che Sankara rifiutava gli aiuti internazionali della Banca Mondiale e del Fondo Monetario Internazionale. In quattro anni di governo l’obiettivo era raggiunto. Ma non aveva fatto solo quello. Oltre a costruire dighe e sistemi di raccolta dell’acqua, Sankara aveva aumentato le scuole, aperto molte piccole strutture sanitarie di base e cominciato a diffondere una nuova cultura del diritto e della democrazia. Particolarmente forte fu l’interesse del suo governo nei confronti delle donne. Per lui le donne dovevano essere ritenute pari all’uomo e non sottomesse come sempre erano state. Si poneva contro le tradizioni che volevano la donna trattata come un oggetto di scambio, vittima dello sfruttamento e delle violenze da parte degli uomini. Si mise anche nettamente contro pratiche radicate e tradizionali come l’escissione. Fin da bambino aveva dimostrato questa tendenza. Una volta un suo vicino aveva scacciato una delle due mogli ritenuta colpevole poiché gli aveva dato solo figlie femmine mentre l’altra gli aveva dato dei maschi. La povera donna, disperata, stava seduta sulla porta, piangendo, attendendo e sperando che il marito la</p>
<div id="attachment_298" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/blaise-compaore.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-298" title="Blaise Compaore" src="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/blaise-compaore.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Blaise Compaoré, attuale presidente del Burkina Faso e assassino di Sankara.</p></div>
<p>riaccogliesse in casa. Thomas prese del pane in cucina e glielo diede. Il marito della donna si ritenne offeso dal gesto e chiese al padre di Sankara di picchiarlo. Un&#8217;altra volta Thomas si era messo contro il suo stesso genitore criticandolo perché picchiava la madre.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fin da piccolo dunque Sankara aveva dimostrato sensibilità verso i più deboli indignandosi per le ingiustizie. Fin da bambino non accettava le prepotenze. Crescendo riuscì a studiare entrando nell’esercito e divenne capitano. Nel 1983, dopo aver avuto un paio di incarichi di governo negli anni precedenti, si trovava in prigione a causa delle sue idee rivoluzionarie. Il colpo di stato lo liberò e lo pose al potere. Tra i partecipanti al golpe c’era anche <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Compaor%C3%A9">Blaise Compaoré</a>, il migliore amico di Sankara, forse l’unico di cui si fidava ciecamente come se fosse suo fratello. Compaoré ebbe una parte determinate anche nella politica del paese nei quattro anni di governo di Sankara.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dopo aver dato una struttura allo stato creando i CDR (Comitati di Difesa della Rivoluzione), gruppi locali col compito di coordinare le attività e di coinvolgere la popolazione nella vita politica anche e soprattutto ascoltandone le richieste</p>
<div id="attachment_300" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/scena-di-vita-burkina1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-300" title="scena di vita burkina" src="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/scena-di-vita-burkina1.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">una scena di vita in Burkina Faso.</p></div>
<p>e riferendole al governo, e altri gruppi come l’organizzazione delle donne, Sankara cercò di portare le sue idee anche al di fuori del Burkina Faso dialogando con gli altri stati africani. Il punto su cui maggiormente insisteva era l’abolizione del debito internazionale che gli stati africani hanno con quelli occidentali. Non chiedeva agli stati occidentali di rimetterlo ma diceva a quelli africani di rifiutarsi di pagarlo. Sosteneva che poiché gli stati che prestavano i soldi erano gli stessi che avevano colonizzato l’Africa sfruttandola, loro non dovevano sentirsi in obbligo di restituire quei soldi perché avevano già pagano in anni di schiavitù e sottomissione col loro sangue. Come dargli torto?</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Di particolare rilievo furono le sue campagne di vaccinazione dove in pochi mesi furono vaccinati il 106% dei bambini. Non è un errore. Quel 6% in più è fatto di bambini del Mali e del Niger che con le loro famiglie si erano spinti oltre confine nella speranza di essere vaccinati. Sankara aveva dato ordine di vaccinare tutti i bambini, senza distinzione di nazionalità.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Anche per l’ambiente fece parecchio. Per evitare la desertificazione fece piantare alberi in grande quantità e insegnò ai contadini a fare il compost e ad usarlo come concime per evitare l’impoverimento dei terreni.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">
<div id="attachment_301" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/la-tomba-di-sankara.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-301" title="la tomba di sankara" src="http://attualizzando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/la-tomba-di-sankara.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">la tomba di Thomas Sankara.</p></div>
<p>Vi chiederete come sia finita l’avventura del capitano Thomas Sankara. Gli uomini giusti come lui, quelli che agiscono e che si dimostrano incorruttibili hanno vita breve perché sono pericolosi per gli interessi di certe canaglie. Il suo caso non fa eccezione. Fu ucciso da un complotto pare ordito dai servizi segreti francesi e dalla cia. A eseguire la condanna fu il suo “amico fraterno” Blaise Compaoré che il !5 ottobre 1987, mentre Sankara si recava a fare sport, gli tese un’imboscata e lo freddò. Sankara fu seppellito in un cimitero fuori città, in una piccola tomba anonima che ancora oggi è meta di pellegrinaggio. Nei giorni seguenti Compaoré, divenuto presidente, diffuse programmi radiofonici zeppi di insulti al suo vecchio amico. Blaise Compaoré è ancora oggi presidente del Burkina Faso, paese che dopo la morte di Sankara è tornato alla miseria per colpa del nuovo governo. Sarà la storia a giudicare Blaise Compaoré. Su Sankara risplende la stella della gloria e della giustizia, su Compaoré brillerà sempre il triste marchio della codardia, del tradimento e dell’infamia.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nel video un servizio sul capitano Sankara, purtroppo è in francese.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[$2,800,000 from Burkina Faso]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FROM THE DESK OF MR. AMADOU DIARRA AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION BANK OF AFRICA(BOA) OUAGADOUGOU  ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>FROM THE DESK OF MR. AMADOU DIARRA<br />
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION<br />
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)<br />
OUAGADOUGOU  BURKINA-FASO<br />
WEST-AFRICA.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden business proposal from a remote country in far away Burkina Faso west Africa and probably from some one you have not closely related with.</p>
<p>I want to transfer to overseas the sum of ($7,000.000.00) Seven Million United States Dollars from a Prime Bank in Africa. I would like to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank A/C immediately to receive this money, even an empty A/C can serve as far as it can receive money.</p>
<p>I am Mr. Amadou Diarra, an accountant and personal confidant to Dr.George Brumley who died together with his wife in a plane crash on July 21st 2003 on their way to attend wedding in Boston, he is an American, ECOWAS CONTRACTOR, he died without having any beneficiary to his assets including his account here in Burkina Faso which he opened as his personal savings for the purpose of expansion and development of his company before his untimely death in 2003.</p>
<p>The amount involved is ($7,000.000.00) Seven Million United States Dollars), no other person knows about this account. I am contacting you for us to transfer this funds to your account as the beneficiary, I want to transfer the whole ($7,000.000.00) Seven Million United States Dollars) into a safe account abroad, but I don&#8217;t know any foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here.</p>
<p>But can only be approved to any foreign a/c because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the A/C Dr.George Brumley is a foreigner too, and as such the money can only be approved into a foreign A/C. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with the inheritance procedures.</p>
<p>At The conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% share of the total amount,while 55% will be for me,and  5% will be set aside for expenses and it will be shared among both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring. You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this transaction, and be rest assured that this transaction will be most profitable for both of us because I will require your assistance to invest my share in your country.</p>
<p>If you are interested reply me immediately as soon as you receive this Email.</p>
<p>Trusting to hear from you immediately.</p>
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