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Orange buys Airtel operations in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone
2016-01-13 09:09:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Orange is continuing its acquisition drive in Africa and has agreed to acquire Bharti Airtel's operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone. Orange will acquire 100 percent of the two companies, which generate annual revenue of around EUR 275 million. The purchase price is equal to around 7.9 times their annual EBITDA. The acquisitions will be implemented in partnership with Orange's subsidiaries in Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal and are still dependent on local regulatory approval. The takeover adds another two countries to Orange's African footprint, taking it to a total 20, as well as almost 5.5 million subscribers.
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Orange buys Airtel's Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone units
2016-01-13 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
French incumbent adds two more countries and 5.5 million subscribers to its mobile customer base.
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Winds of climate change blast farmers hopes of sustaining a livelihood in Burkina Faso
2015-07-07 09:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One afternoon towards the end of May a violent wind howled through Bogandé, the main town in Gnagna province, in eastern Burkina Faso. Raising a storm of dust and sand, it plunged the streets into semi-darkness, driving roaming goats crazy. In villages across Gnagna people connect these extreme climate events with deteriorating living standards. They explain how these increasingly frequent red winds wreak havoc, burying their crops in sand, destroying their homes, and spreading disease among their...
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Burkina Fasos French knicker-makers
2014-07-02 01:08:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The African tailors sewing knickers for French lingerie label
Burkina Faso Farmers Lead the Way on Food Security and Climate Change Resilience
2013-08-15 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: If you want to know how to grow crops in the face of climate change, drought, and land degradation, ask Ousséni Kindo, Ousséni Zoromé, or Yacouba Sawadogo--three farmers in Burkina Fasos Yatenga region. Policy makers, researchers, and NGO representatives gathered earlier this year at a workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to discuss strategies on combating food insecurity and adapting to climate change. Attendees at the event--organized by the group Network for Participatory Approaches to Research...
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