Activists walk from Bamako to Ouagadougou to promote states’ federation
A small group of activists have been walking from Mali’s capital Bamako to Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou to express their
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Burkina’s film festival in full swing despite fighting on its doorstep
IN Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, soldiers give directions to movie-goers and journalists attending the continent’s premier film festival that is
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Hundreds join anti-France protest in Burkina Faso capital
THIAM NDIAGA HUNDREDS demonstrated against France in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, the latest expression of growing anti-French sentiment in the
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Burkina Faso names coup leader Traore as transitional president
BURKINA FASO’S military officials, political parties and civil society leaders officially designated army captain Ibrahim Traore as the country’s transitional
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In Burkina Faso, trans people self-medicate in ‘dangerous’ transition
SAM MEDNICK IT took Aicha Sylla three attempts to get a prescription for hormones in Burkina Faso so she could
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Burkina Faso protest against militant violence turns violent
THIAM NDIAGA PROTESTERS burned tyres and pillaged a government building in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday after police fired tear
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Hundreds call on Burkina Faso president to resign
HUNDREDS of protesters took to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital on Tuesday demanding President Roch Kabore resign for failing
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COVID-19 created gap for video-on-demand
ANNE MIMAULT THE COVID-19 pandemic hit Africa’s film industry hard, causing cinema shutdowns and production halts, but it also created
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Thousands protest in Burkina Faso
THOUSANDS took to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital yesterday to call for a tougher government response to a wave
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