From the sounds of the great Rood Wooko market to worries about a vigilante defence group, journalist Jérôme William Bationo offers a local’s lowdown of Burkina Faso’s colourful capital city ...

Ouagadougou is gearing up to pay tribute to one hundred national and international personalities during the 2026 Street of Stars ceremony. On this occasion, a commemorative monument has been dedicated ...

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The ethno-regional conflict that has divided Côte d'Ivoire since 2002 has ruined what was long one of the most prosperous and stable countries in West Africa. The current disaster has been largely ...

WAFCON: Burkina Faso aim to 'write footballing history' in South Africa game Burkina Faso head coach Pascal Sawadogo urged his players to seize their chance to make footballing history by eliminating ...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – After an eight-month delay, the biggest festival of African cinema is back. The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) ...