Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
Burkina Faso, 26 to 28 April 2008 - In addition to official meetings with President Blaise Compaoré, His Highness the Aga Khan spoke at a special Aga Khan Award for Architecture seminar in Ouagadougou that was held to celebrate three past Burkinabé recipients of the Award. He also toured the Sosuco sugar factory in Banfora, Burkina Faso. Sosuco, one of the largest employers in the country, is an economic development project of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).