Burkina Faso

Malnutrition is a chronic problem in Burkina Faso, but hits particularly
hard in the period between the two annual harvests, known as  the “...

Burkina Faso 2011 © Jessica Dimmock/VII Network

Since late January, nearly
160,000 Malians have fled their country for camps in Burkina
Faso, Mauritania
and Niger.

Country Year © Author/MSF

The annual "hunger season" seems likely to be particularly serious in the north-west African countries of the Sahel region this year, and some...

Niger 2012 © Julie Remy

A promising new vaccine that could prevent future outbreaks of the deadliest form of meningitis in Africa will be...

© Claude Mahoudeau/MSF

Meet Natacha, a mother in Burkina Faso who struggles for her children's survival every year during the hunger gap; hear about MSF’s work in some...

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