LizardKing Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Just for my old pal Braddock (and Vergie too LOL!)... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Riots in Burkina related to high cost of living Friday 29 February 2008 Violence spread to the capital, Ouagadougou, early on 28 February as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the high price of food and fuel. Shops and petrol stations were shut down. The unrest took place throughout the day with young men burning tyres and igniting fires, using hit-and run tactics despite a heavy police presence. “The choice is to demonstrate or to die of hunger,†a demonstrator, who asked not to be named, told IRIN. “We have chosen to get our voice heard and I think we are succeeding.†No casualties have yet been reported yet but a police officer told IRIN off the record that they had made 10 arrests. Soldiers have surrounded the presidential palace and are stepping up their presence around the city. The unrest the day after the government announced that, rather than lower the price of basic goods as people were demanding, it would reduce taxes on imported goods. The measures came following demonstrations in Bobo-Dioulasso on 20 February, leading to 264 arrests. The government also announced it would start to negotiate with local producers to lower the costs of cooking oil and sugar. But opposition parties said the government was doing too little too late. “[There are] links between the government’s price reductions and the violence and we think these measures should have been assessed earlier,†Phillipe Ouédraogo, spokesman of the Burkina Faso opposition told IRIN after meeting with a governmental delegation. In early February the government issued a communiqué denouncing price increases of between 10 and 65 percent on food and fuel but it did not take any measures to curb the prices as promised. Global food prices are continuing to soar, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, triggering riots over the cost of living in many Sahelian countries, including Mauritania and Senegal, which are highly dependent on imported wheat and rice. http://www.afrik-news.com/article12706.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Burkino Faso posts were actually a Soi_Angel thing, but I don't think he reads this board anymore. I've never even stepped foot on the continent, let alone the country! Sounds like we should send Jimmy McMillan over there to help with their cause. x4o-TeMHys0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Meanwhile in Kroboland in nearby Ghana, they are getting ready for the Dipo ceremony, where young women who have finally grown big breasts show them off to every one See - there is good news in Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 num num Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar4 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Did you have to post those pics Dog? Jeez I miss Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Guess where I want to work next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acockasian Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 You might be staring at the tits but what really makes me throb are those hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 This seems like a pretty good tradition to me. Hope it spreads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 ...., they are getting ready for the Dipo ceremony, where young women who have finally grown big breasts show them off to every one Is everyone allowed to touch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 The hats are a cane basket. I am told the tits are firmer than a belgium waffle. I'll allow chappie to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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