Let Zuma Champion the Poor - It Willl Help Make East Africa Rich - When Thabo Mbeki announced he would resign as South African president, after he lost the political battle against ruling African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, the country was not really rattled at first. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]

Violence Between Nomads And Farmers Kills Fifteen - Clashes between nomads and farmers in Poni and Bougouriba provinces in southwestern Burkina Faso have left fifteen dead since 25 May according to Simplice Détouré Dah, an official of the Burkina Faso human rights organisation MBDHP. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]

Sahel is 'Ground Zero' for Climate Change - The Sahel region of West Africa is "ground zero" for vulnerable communities struggling to adapt to climate change, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on conflict, Jan Egeland, said on 2 June in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, as he began a mission to draw the world's attention to mounting social pressures in the region. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]

Heavy Rains Leave Hundreds Homeless - Heavy rains that hit Ouagadougou on 25 May left 542 people homeless, over half of them children, Gabriel Semdé, the provincial director of the government ministry for social welfare and national solidarity, told IRIN. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]

Climate Change Seminar for ACP Countries - A seminar on the implications of global climate change for sustainable agricultural production in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries will be held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in October. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]