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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 of terrorist attacks at downtown public venues. U.S. citizens should take proactive steps to enhance their personal security. Actions to Take: Avoid crowds. Avoid demonstrations. Vary your routes and times, ...

By U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso | 5 June, 2018 | Topics: Alert

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 Assistance (CFDA) Number: 19.705 – Transnational Crime Funding Amount: Not to exceed the total amount of $1,250,000 U.S. Dollars NOFO Issuance Date: May 8, 2018 Deadline for Receipt of Questions: ...

By U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso | 5 June, 2018 | Topics: Environment, News

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 that it has been playing through USAID for the past two years. In the presence of many health FTP, the Minister of Health, Professor Nicolas Méda and Ambassador Andrew Young ...

By U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso | 4 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, News

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 operation conducted on the early morning of May 22. U.S. government employees are subject to an Embassy-imposed curfew from 12:00 AM to 5AM and may not travel to the Karpala, ...

By U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso | 23 May, 2018 | Topics: Alert

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 my life. Four years ago, when I was a frequent subscriber to the American Library, I became interested in the EducationUSA sessions to understand and familiarize myself with the correct ...

By U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso | 23 May, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Study in the U.S.

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