Burkina Faso

Eritrea: Country Wins Broad Acclaim for Achievements in Reducing Child And Mother Mortality Rate And Controlling ... (AllAfrica.com)

12 May 2008

Eritrea won broad acclaim and was cited as an exemplary nation at the Burkina Faso International Conference on Basic Health Care for the major achievements it has registered in reducing child and mother mortality rate as well as controlling malaria epidemic.

Gryphon Minerals Announces $10m Raised to Accelerate Exploration at Banfora Gold Project (GRY.AX, 00841116, 20080512) (Huntleys' Stock of the Week via Yahoo!7 Finance)

12 May 2008

Gryphon Minerals announced it has raised $10m to accelerate exploration at its Banford Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Company has agree to place a total of 25m FPO shares at 40 cents each to institutional and sophisticated clients of Euroz Securities and existing shareholders in two tranches.

Top 5 names of race horses (The Charlotte Observer)

11 May 2008

Pimlico track announcer David Rodman, who will call the Preakness on Saturday, shares the five toughest horse names he had to call. 1. Fast Buck Duck. Called this one at Louisiana Downs very carefully. 2. Flat Fleet Feet. Saying it once is tough, but several times is the challenge. 3. Ouagadougou. Horse named after the capital of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, but you knew ...