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Burkina Faso is attempting to improve the economy by developing its mineral resources, improving its infrastructure, making its agricultural and livestock sectors more productive and competitive, and stabilizing the supplies and prices of cereals. The agricultural economy remains highly vulnerable to fluctuations in rainfall.
PPP largely removes the exchange rate problem, but has its own drawbacks; it does not reflect the value of economic output in international trade, and it also requires more estimation than nominal GDP. [4] On the whole, PPP per capita figures are more narrowly spread than nominal GDP per capita figures. [5]
16 December – ECOWAS approves the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the bloc effective January 2025 but gives them until July 2025 to reconsider. [ 25 ] 19 December – Four French soldiers detained in Ouagadougou on charges of spying since 2023 are released following negotiations between the Burkinabe government and France ...
More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared Monday on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected president following a ...
Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country's armed forces.
Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara.The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means "upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity, while "Faso" comes from the Dyula language (as written in N'Ko: ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ faso ...
One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where ...
Pages in category "Economy of Burkina Faso" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...