Regional Forum on the Engagement of Religious and Traditional Leaders of West Africa for Health and
Burkina Faso will see its population doubled by 2030 if the current trend of its growth is maintained. Indeed, the country has a very young…
Oakton High School Students Engaged in Community Service In Burkina Faso.
High school students from Oakton, VA, decided to work on a mission trip to Burkina Faso. Pinnacle Academy Early College students started working on a…
World Population Day 2018: Demographic Dividend in Burkina Faso: Making Family Planning a Reality fo
With a very young population of which 58.3% are under 19 years old and 67% under 24 years old, and a fertility rate of 5.8,…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (June 5, 2018) Location: Ouagadougou Event: Burkinabe security forces have conducted recent counter-terrorism activities in light…
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Countering Wildlife Trafficking in West Africa
Announcement Type: Request for Federal Assistance Awards Applications Public Opportunity Title: Countering Wildlife Trafficking in West Africa NOFO Opportunity Number: SFOP0004251 Catalog of Federal Domestic…
Handing over of the leader role of the health financial and technical partners.
On Thursday May 31, 2018, the United States of America handed over to the new leader of the health FTP, UNFPA, the FTP leader role…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (May 23, 2018) Location: Ouagadougou Event: Heightened police presence in Ouagadougou continues due to the recent counter-terrorism…
EducationUSA Ouagadougou Success Story
My name is Mariam Toure, I am a Burkinabe student who, thanks to EducationUSA, has had an academic but also a social experience that changed…
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – May 22, 2018.
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (May 22, 2018) Location: Ouagadougou Event: Heightened police presence in Ouagadougou continues. U.S. government employees under Chief of…
Ambassador Young Earns his Wings with Burkinabe paratroopers
The African sun rises over an airfield near Ouagadougou. Villagers look to the sky with anticipation as children point upwards and smile once they witness…
U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation Announces $8.8 million to Advance Progress on Development of B
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2018 – The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) last week announced $8.8 million in new funding to advance the development…
U.S. Government malaria support in Burkina Faso
On April 25th, 2018 Burkina Faso will join the rest of the world to celebrate the country’s first stand-alone World Malaria Day under the patronage…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (April 6, 2018)
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (April 6, 2018) Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event: Heightened police presence in Ouagadougou continues. U.S. government employees under…
USAFRICOM announces Flintlock 2018
From April 9-20, 2018, Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal will host the Flintlock 2018. The Flintlock is the largest multilateral military exercise of special operations…
Strong Burkinabe delegation at the 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women
YALI Mandela Washington 2017 Fellow Kadija Simboro traveled to New York City from March 22-25, 2018 to represent Burkina Faso at the 62nd annual Commission of…
Ambassador Andrew R. Young Photo Album
Visit Ambassador Andrew R. Young Photo Album on Flickr !
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (March 20, 2018)
Location: Ouaga 2000, Salle de Conference, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event: U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou advises U.S. citizens to avoid the area around the Salle de Conference…
U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou highlights women’s initiatives in their community.
Did you know that March is Women’s History Month? During this month, we will feature talented Burkinabe women with whom we have had the honor…
