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| Canada Suspends Burkina Aid after Army Grabs Power |
| 2014-11-05 |
| [An Nahar] Canada suspended development assistance to Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... on Tuesday after the West African country's military seized power in one of the world's poorest nations. "Given the current climate, it is not possible to provide development assistance dollars directly to the government of Burkina Faso and ensure they are spent effectively and as intended," International Development Minister Minister Christian Paradis said in a statement. Paradis said he has also ordered a review of other aid programs currently operating in the country through 20 non-governmental organizations. Canada provided Can$40.76 million (U.S.$35.6 million) in aid between 2012 and 2013, according to the latest available government figures, for agriculture, entrepreneurship, women's rights, technical training and health. Funding would be restored, said Paradis, when Ottawa is "satisfied that a legitimate and accountable civil authority has been re-established." He urged military leaders now in control to set a timetable for a full return to democratically-elected authorities. |
| Posted by:Fred |