Burkina Faso has been forced to cancel Fespaco, the annual pan-African festival for cinema and television

Burkina Faso is turning to green coal - made from a combination of waste materials, like agricultural residue and municipal solid waste; Armel Kabore, an agricultural consultant, is convinced of its potential both for waste management and the envirnment

Over 40.000 Burkinabe nationals have arrived in Mali since December, says UNHCR, which also claims that every day "hundreds of people" continue to arrive on Malian soil from neighboring Burkina Faso NOTA

Only a third of the funds needed to cover the most urgent humanitarian needs in Burkina Faso were allocated last year, said director of the forum of international humanitarian NGOs in the country

Fespaco, Ouagadougou's African Film Festival, will charge a submission fee this year for films wishing to enter the competition for the first time in its history