Stephen Davies

I am a children's author writing picture books, chapter books and teen novels. My books are set in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. I have lived in Africa for more than ten years, working with World Horizons amongst Fulani cattle herders. Welcome to my site.

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Dubious priorities? Burkina Faso marks a disastrous harvest by purchasing three new war planes.

by Stephen Davies

My neighbours in Djibo, and people all over Burkina Faso, are talking about their government’s recent purchase of three warplanes at a cost of 10 million dollars each. It’s bad timing, at best. Harvests in Djibo have been miserable this year, due to a poor rainy season (July – September) and a massive invasion of [...]

Published: November 1, 2011 | Filed Under: Social Justice | Tags: : : : : : :

Severe Unrest in Ouagadougou

by Stephen Davies

So it seems I have chosen a bad time to visit Ouagadougou. On Thursday there were huge demonstrations against rising food prices – “la vie chère”. On Friday the military ran amok, shooting in the air, looting and carjacking. On Saturday, shopkeepers were on the streets, demonstrating against the pillaging and the collapse of their [...]

Published: April 17, 2011 | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tags: : : : : : : : : : : : :
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