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  • La Bonne Semence students with their new English books ALC donates English books to Lycée “La Bonne Semen

    On Friday, January 29, 2010 American Language Center (ALC) director Lynn Hanson Ouédraogo paid a visit to the students of Lycée “La Bonne Semence” in Zagtuli. This secondary school just opened its doors to students in October 2009. The goal of the schools’ founders is to ...

  • BETA members share with conference participants. PAS Ouagadougou helps BETA build professional netw

    Two Ouagadougou members of BETA (Burkina English Teachers’ Association) accompanied American Language Center director Lynn Hanson Ouédraogo to a professional networking conference in Dakar. Organized by US Embassy Dakar and the Senegalese English Teachers’ ...

  • Acting Director of the Cultural Center presenting a book to the American Corner Coordinator Books and Equipments donated to the American corne

    On December 10, 2009 PAO Angier Peavy and IRC Director Françoise SIDIBE traveled to Zorgho to visit the American corner and to donate books and equipments to this corner. The donation was composed of books-CD-Roms-computer-up –inks for printers and periodicals both in ...

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International Sacred Music Festival 2009 "Religious Tolerance, factor of peace a
December 4th 2009 marked the launch of the International Sacred Music Festival in Ouagadougou at the American Cultural Center on Worlds AIDS DAY. The Chorus Association which organized the Festival invited several talented artists including EKHLASS from the Muslim ...

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American Language Center trains English teachers in Kongoussi
The American Language Center (ALC) of the US Embassy in Ouagadougou organized a workshop for secondary school English teachers in Kongoussi November 25-26, 2009. ALC English Program Assistant Raguilli Savadogo and English instructor Hermann Somda carried out this two-day intensive training for ...

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Eid Al Adha: President Obama extends his wish to Burkina Faso
Dear Mr.President On behalf of the American people, I extend my best wishes to you and the people of Burkina Faso as you celebrate the sacred and joyous occasion of eid al-adha. Guided by the spirit of this blessed remembrance...

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International Education Week Ya Noogo
The Public diplomacy section of the American Embassy of Ouagadougou organized the 10th annual International Education Week (IEW), and emphasized the importance of international education and exchange in establishing mutual respect and understanding among people around the world. The 12th and 13th of ...

A.Peavy, Director of American Cultural Center welcoming training participants

Internet training for journalists
On November 17, 2009, the Martin Luther King Jr. Library held a workshop on how to find reliable information from official websites of the U.S. government as well as from African regional organizations’ web sites. Journalists from le Pays, l’Observateur Paalga and the National Television attended the ...