Burkina Faso
Vote on the mining code in Burkina: the power of the people!
Burkina Faso is the fourth largest gold producer in Africa just behind South Africa, Ghana and Mali! Between 2009 and 2012 gold mining represented, 26% of GDP and 45% of exports. The revenue derived from gold mining evidently does not benefit the people.
Risky jobs and domestic violence - new report reveals ‘hidden’ social costs of today’s high food prices
A new era of high and volatile food prices is causing life-changing shifts in society, according to Oxfam and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in a joint report published today.

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