Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises ... The prevention and response to gender-based violence have also been strengthened together with activities in the areas of shelter, education ...

The challenge will be translating the country’s rich mineral resources and promising economy into stability and development.

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...