In this Issue:

• A message from the Director
• ABNE TAC held its annual Meeting in Ouagadougou
• ABNE TAC and staff members paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation in Burkina Faso
• Study tour to Bt cotton farms in Burkina Faso
• ABNE Director and staff pay a courtesy call on the President of the University of Ouagadougou
• Workshop on Food/ Feed Safety Assessment of GM Crops: From Theory to Practice
• News in brief