Publications (155)
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Characterization and Evaluation of the Agronomic Suitability of Three Soil Types for Sorghum Production in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of Burkina Faso
Adama Ilboudo, Daouda Guébré, Harouna Ouédraogo, Aminata Ganeme, Koulibi Fidèle Zongo and Edmond Hien
Declining agricultural fertility represent a major challenge to food security in the Sudano-Sahelian areas. In this context, it is essential to cultivate resilient cereals, such as sorghum, whose productivity depends heavily on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil. This study aims to assess soil chemical fertility in o(...)
Fertility, topography, sorghum, agricultural potential, Sudano-Sahelian zone
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Managing Urban Water Bodies For Sustainable Development In Rapidly Urbanizing West African Cities: Insights From Burkina Faso
Idrissa Kaboré
Uncontrolled urbanizations, combined with lack of management strategies in low-income countries, have
raised big concern about the sustainability of urban centers, particularly in West Africa. The increasing human
pressures, climate variability, and inconsistency of policies have exacerbated the urban crisis in West Africa.
For this reas(...)
Urbanization, Waterbodies, Pollution, Sustainability, West Africa.
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Preliminary Note on the Control of Gold Mineralization in South-West of Burkina Faso (West Africa): The Case of Zone B of the Gnimi-Yabogane Deposit
Saga Sawadogo 1,2* , Abraham Seydoux Traoré 1 , Oussény Sourgou 3 , Rayangniwendé Abdoul Rasaky Kaboré 2
Analysis of gold mineralization in the Gnimi-Yabogane B zone, in the com-
mune of Dano in southwest Burkina Faso, within the Boromo greenstone belt,
reveals local geology comprising volcano-sedimentary rocks, meta-andesite,
amphibolitic gabbros, and granodiorites. The study highlighted three phases
of deformation (D1, D2, D3), with mine(...)
Mineralization, Deformation, Structures, Gnimi, Yaboghane
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Review of Paleoproterozoic tectonics in the southern West African Craton: Insights from multi-disciplinary data integration
Julien Perret, Mark W. Jessell, Quentin Masurel, Patrick C. Hayman, Nicolas Thébaud, Lenka Baratoux, Alain Kouamélan d, Aurélien Eglinger, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Augustin Y. Koffi, Ibrahima Dia, Jacques Koné, James Davis, Ousmane Wane, Prince O. Amponsah, Seta Naba, Oliver Vanderhaeghe
For over a century, research has focused on the southern West African Craton (sWAC), aiming to unravel its lithological, geochemical, geochronological, structural, metamorphic, and metallogenic record. Yet, the late Siderian to early Rhyacian (c. 2350–2265 Ma) geodynamic setting of the sWAC remains poorly constrained due to (i) the unresolved(...)
southern West African Craton, Paleoproterozoic, Tectonics, Geodynamics, Multi-disciplinary data integration
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Assessment of the agronomic value of digestate from cashew nut shell and cow dung anaerobic digestion,
Mahamadi NIKIEMA, Amidou S. OUILI, K. Marius SOMDA, Amidou S. OUILI, Assièta OUATTARA, Cheik Omar Tidiane COMPAORÉ, Cheik A. T. OUATTARA, Narcis BARSAN, Joseph B. SAWADOGO, Ynoussa MAIGA, Iliassou MOGMENGA, Cheik A. T. OUATTARA, Aboubakar S. OUATTARA and Aboubakar S. OUATTARA
This study investigated agronomic characteristics of digestates from cashew nut shell and cow dung anaerobic digestion. General characteristics and agronomic value of digestates were determined using standard methods. Gaseous emissions (biogas, CH4, CO2) were evaluated. Microbiological quality of digestates was evaluated, as well as phytotoxic(...)
Anaerobic digestion, Cashew nut shel, Boving dung, Digestate, Agronomic value, Phytotoxicity
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Comparison of methods to derive the height-area relationship of shallow lakes in west africa using remote sensing
F. Girard, L. Kergoat, E. Nikiema, M. Wubda, R. Yonaba, T. Fowé, A. Abdourhamane Touré, I. Mainassara, M. de Fleury, M. Grippa
In West Africa, lakes and reservoirs play a vital role as they are critical resources for drinkingwater, livestock, irrigation, and fisheries. Given the scarcity of in‐situ data, satellite remote sensing is animportant tool for monitoring lake volume changes in this region. Several methods have been developed to dothis using water height‐area‐(...)
Height-erea-volume, Radar and lidar altimetry, Inherent limits, spatio-temporal coverage
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Bissa Gold mineralization in the Sabcé district, Goren belt (Burkina Faso, West African Craton): implication of arsenic in the concentration of visible and invisible gold in pyrites
Yacouba Ouedraogo, Hermann Ilboudo, Pascal Ouiya, Wilfried Antoine Bassou Toe, Séta Naba
The Bissa orogenic gold deposit is located at the contact between basic (basalt) and felsic (dacite) volcanic formations through intermediates (andesite) and graphite-intercalated sandstone-pelitic sedimentary formations. This green schist facies metamorphosed ensemble is hosted by the 15 km-long Sabce shear zone within the Goren greenstone be(...)
Bissa Gold, Sabce shear zone, Hydrothermal alteration,Visible and invisible gold
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A Regional Structural Mapping Approach for Mineral Exploration: Application in the Southwestern Region of Burkina Faso
Kalidou Traoré, Benjamin Sawadogo, Koffi Vincent de Paul Vodounnou, Wilédio Marc-Emile Bonzi, Georges Alassane Ouattara, Morou François Ouédraogo, Séta Naba
From a harmonized structural map at the scale of a portion of SW Burkina Faso (90 × 80 km2), we targeted prospective zones on the basis of structural criteria and structure-geology relationships. The map was constructed from an aeromagnetic image, and the geology was deduced from old geological maps. The procedure involved extracting the magne(...)
Magnetic Fabric, Shear Zones, Targeting, Gold Mining Exploration, sWAC, Burkina Faso
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CONTRIBUTION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY TO THE MAPPING OF POTENTIALLY WATER-BEARING FRACTURE NETWORKS IN THE COMMUNE OF TANGHIN DASSOURI (CENTRAL BURKINA FASO)
Hassami Ouédraogo, Césard Millogo, Sayoba Kafando and Samuel Nakolendoussé
The groundwater resources of crystalline bedrock regions are primarily located within lithostructural discontinuities. While traditional methods of photo-interpretation of satellite imagery are widely employed, they are often constrained by factors such as cloud cover, dense vegetation, and the subjectivity of the interpreter. To mitigate thes(...)
Groundwater resources, lineaments, fracture network, aquifer, Tanghin Dassouri
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Chapter 15 - Fermentation of wild fruit,
K. Gayathri, Marius K. Somda, Gilberto Vinícius de Melo Pereira, B. Lokeshwari, M. Manigandan, P. Saranraj,
This chapter delves into the realm of wild fruit fermentation, focusing on its role in the production of various alcoholic beverages. Central to the discussion are the fermentation processes, including the biochemistry involved and the specific roles played by different yeasts and bacteria. A significant emphasis is placed on the utilization o(...)
Fermentation, fruit, process, win
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Preliminary Report on the Paleoproterozoic Metasediments Genesis and Features of the Banfora Belt Western Burkina Faso (West Africa Craton)
Hermann Ilboudo, Bernadin Gnamou, Wilfried Antoine Bassou Toe, Marc Ephrem Allialy
Metasedimentary rocks of the Banfora belt are examined for their petrography geochemistry and genesis. The main formations are pelite metapelitessandstone, and metagraywackes. The first ones show a fine interlocking layering with unclear graded bedding in the sandstone compared to the metapelites, while the metagraywackes show a clearly disc(...)
Metasediments, Banfora Belt, Source, Alteration, Geotectonic Environment
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Gold in pyrite revisited: insights into remobilization during deformation using electron backscatter diffraction and LA-ICP-MS
Pascal Ouiya, Didier Béziat, Stefano Salvi, German Velásquez, Séta Naba, Arnaud Proietti
In a gold deposit near Nassara, southern Burkina Faso, gold occurs closely associated with pyrite within a network of veins hosted by metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks. Using SEM and LA-ICP-MS analyses, we identified three generations of pyrite with distinct roles in gold mineralization. Pyrite 1 (Py1) formed early during mineralization,(...)
West African Craton, Pyrite microstructure, Gold remobilization, Gold occurrence, LA-ICP-MS, EBSD
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Farmers’ perception of sorghum - cowpea production under cropping systems, water and organo-mineral fertilizer management in the Centre-West Region of Burkina Faso
KOUMBEM Mahamoudou, PALÉ Siébou, TRAORÉ Arahama, TRAORÉ Hamidou, YONLI Djibril, HIEN Edmond, PRASAD P. V. Vara and MIDDENDORF B. Jan
Land degradation associated with soil moisture and fertility stresses and declining agricultural productivity are negatively impacting crop production in the sudano-sahelian agroecological zone of West Africa, particularly in the Centre-West Region of Burkina Faso. In this part of the country, sorghum-cowpea intercropping is one of the major c(...)
Consent to adopt, household farm, cropping system, tillage.
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Ecological Engineering Using Biological Crusts: Effects on Soil Physicochemical Properties in West-Central Region of Burkina Faso
Boussa Tockville Josue MARE, Ines WAGNER, Yiénibirma Josias LANKOANDE, Benjamin LANKOANDE, Waldemar SPYCHALSKI, Lukasz WOLKO and Jérôme JUILLERET
The land degradation in Burkina Faso is one of the major development challenges in the agricultural sector. Among the various existing means of soil recovery and improvement, the use of ecological engineering based on soils microorganisms also appears as a tool for sustainable land management. For this purpose, a trial was set up in(...)
Land restoration; soil microorganisms; soil quality improvement; Burkina-Faso.
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Groundwater Quality Assessment and Modeling Using Water Quality Index and Mathematical Models: Case Study of Bam Province, Burkina Faso
Konare Mahamadou, Traore Adama , Combere Wendpagnagda, Zoma Isabelle Eulodie, Boulama Omar Yacine Lawan Ibrahim and Abdourazakou Maman Hassan
In light of groundwater's fundamental role in providing drinking water to populations in the Sahel, its management and monitoring are vital for predicting and mitigating future crises. The goal of this study is to assess the groundwater quality in Bam province using the Water Quality Index (WQI), and to predict these indices through the applic(...)
Bam province, groundwater; water quality index (WQI), artificial neural networks (ANN), multiple linear regression (MLR)