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Class three performs a song during the graduation ceremony.

Ceremony Celebrating the Successful Completion of the July 2008 Vacation English Courses at the American Language Center

On Saturday July 26, 2008, the American Language Center held a ceremony marking the end of the English language summer course of July 2008. Each year, the American Language Center organizes courses in July and August to allow middle and high school students the opportunity to improve their English. This year, July courses ran from June 30 to July 25. During the four weeks, the students had 80 hours of instruction, which included two hours of English and two hours of camp activities (music, word games, etc.) a day. For the first time, American Peace Corps Volunteers participated in the session, leading new activities focusing on social  ... (more) 

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Students perform the Happy Song during the graduation ceremony
Access Microscholarship Program

As part of the U.S. Embassy’s Access Microscholarship Program, which involves English language instruction in three schools in Ouagadougou, the American Language Center held a graduation ceremony on Saturday July 19, 2008 to mark the end of the two-year program.  More than 100 students educated by this program and their family and friends attended the ceremony. The Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, assisted by the Director of the American Cultural Center, presided over the ceremony... (more)

Army Chief of Staff General Ali Traoré signing the agreement
ACSA Agreement Signed by Army Chief of Staff Brigadier General Ali Traore

On Wednesday, July 16, Army Chief of Staff Brigadier General Ali Traore, along with Charge d’Affaires David Brown, participated in a signing ceremony for the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA).  The ACSA is a bilateral military agreement with the United States that will improve the ability of Burkina Faso to contribute to worldwide military operations through the exchange of logistical support, supplies and services... (more)

Ambassador John Danilovich and Burkina Faso's Minister of Finance, Jean Baptiste M. P. Compaoré signing the grant
Burkina Faso and MCC Sign Poverty Reduction Grant to Improve Agriculture, Roads, Girls’ Education and Land Use

Washington, D.C. — In a signing ceremony today at the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin room, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Ambassador John Danilovich, and Burkina Faso’s Minister of Finance, Jean Baptiste Marie Pascal Compaoré, signed a $480.9 million poverty reduction grant.  The Chair of MCC’s Board of Directors, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, officiated and witnessed the signing joined by Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaoré and ... (more) 

from l. to r. Binta M., Mrs Aminata O. and presid. of APAC Mafarma Sanogo
APAC (Association Des Professionnelles Africaines de la Communication) ‘Workshop on Female Circumcision’

On Wednesday June 25th 2008, the Association of Professional Women Communicators organized an all day workshop to discuss Female Genital Mutilation at the American Cultural Center.  Every year, the Cultural Center has opened its doors to APAC for workshops aimed at sensitizing the public on issues pertaining to women’s rights and their role in a democratic society.  This year’s topic aimed to break taboos surrounding female circumcision, a traditional cultural practice that is now outlawed in Burkina Faso... (more)
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