BURKINA FASO Burkina Faso has one of the lowest GDP per capita figures in the world: $1‚200. Agriculture represents 32% of its gross domestic product and occupies 80% of the working population. It consists mostly of livestock but also‚ especially in the south and southwest‚ of growing sorghum‚ pearl millet‚ maize (corn)‚peanuts‚ rice and cotton. A large part of the economic activity of the country is funded by international aid. Remittances used to be an important source of income to Burkina
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According to the United Nations Development Programme‚ with a 609 Gender Inequality Index (IHDI)‚ One of the biggest concern for Burkina Faso is about one of the highest country in gender inequality ratios. One can categorically visually examine women’s access to public accommodations such as healthcare and edification‚ as well as income‚ in this nation. Burkina Faso gained its independence in 1960‚ and commenced holding democratic elections. However‚ in 1983‚ a military coup halted democratic elections
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affect West-Africans countries whose trade balance depends on cotton exportation (Mali‚ Burkina Faso‚ Togo etc). Cotton in the American and West African economy Cotton is relatively a minor component of economic activity in developed countries – accounting for 0.12 % of total trade (WTO)‚ but its production plays a major role in some developing countries‚ like in West Africa. In Benin‚ Burkina Faso‚ Chad‚ Mali and Togo‚ cotton accounts for 5-10% of the national GDP (World Bank)‚ more
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Victoria’s Scandalous Secret Victoria’s Secret is a highly popular company selling bras‚ underwear‚ lingerie‚ apparel‚ make-up‚ and fragrances. Victoria’s Secret was founded by Roy Raymond in 1977‚ after feeling embarrassed while shopping for lingerie in a department store. Roy’s main goal was to create a store where men could shop for lingerie for their wives comfortably. In the beginning‚ business was booming brining in more than 4 million dollars a year‚ but apparently the company was nearing
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CONTEMPORARY ICONOLOGY AND AFRICAN SACRED SYMBOLS Sophia Oduol‚ 2011 sophiaoduol@gmail.com Introduction The awareness of the power of iconography in communication can be traced back to the earliest civilizations of mankind. Production of type was through scratch marks made on flat surfaces using sharp objects. Twentieth century records show well developed type from Mesopotamia‚ Chinese calligraphy‚ Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Phoenician alphabet. How do you make any sense of history‚ art
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MKT 382 | International Marketing | THE COUNTRY NOTEBOOK A GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING A MARKETING PLAN Name of Country : Benin Name of the Company: Pran Products: food items Date of Submission: 19/12/2012 Company Overview Pran Foods Limited “PRAN” is currently one of the most admired food & beverages brand among the millions of people of Bangladesh and other 82 countries of the world where PRAN Products are regularly being exported. ‘PRAN’ started its
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In Burkina Faso‚ for example‚ aid accounted for two-thirds of the government budget and 8% of GDP over the period 1985-89. In Mauritania‚ it accounted for 60% and 22%‚ respectively‚ for the period 1980-84. In Rwanda‚ Vanuatu‚ Gambia‚ Niger‚ Tonga and Mali‚ foreign donors provided over a third of the government budget during some 5- year periods between 1960 and 1999. Some countries are chronically dependent on aid. Aid accounted for 40% of the government budget and 6.2% of GDP in Burkina Faso during
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Neo-liberalism and the resource curse of Africa Globalization is described as the accelerated flow of goods/services‚ information and people but since colonialism theses flows have permitted many countries (the West) to build strong states‚ governments and accumulation of wealth ; while others ( Africa) were still held back by political instability‚ social inequality and economic injustice. Inequality in African countries puts Africa in a pre and post modernist era‚ and with such instability the
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Speech by William Deiyan Towah President of the Staff Association of WAHO (ATO) On the occasion of the visit of H. E. Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedrago President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bobo-Dioulasso‚ Burkina Faso‚ 21st March 2014 Please join me to invoke the blessings of the All-Merciful Allah for the save arrival of the President and his Party: Our only creator and provider of our needs‚ we thank you and honour your glorious name for putting together
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| What Is a Riddle? A riddle is a statement‚ question‚ or phrase that has a double meaning. A riddle can also be described as a puzzle to be solved. When someone uses a riddle‚ it can be a thought provoking challenge to figure it out on your own‚ or it can be a funny comment that makes you laugh. Riddles can be great brain busters or conversation starters to get you think. A riddle is as hard or as simple as you and the person you’re telling makes it. The answer can be right in front of your
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