Burkina Faso

The Thomas Sankara Prize, which rewards a short film by a young artist, was won by Egyptian Mohamed Kheidr for his film "Tuk-Tuk", with the award ceremony taking place this week at the Canal Olympia cinema

The Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou starts today

After the war against Islamist militants saw security corps criticized for abuse of force, soldiers are using all means to show a softer face, including singing in videos streamed on social networks

Negotiators and government officials strengthened their skills and competencies on climate mechanisms, international negotiation techniques and climate diplomacy through a 5-day training, given the importance of the topic for the country

Jules Kader Kaboré, a young Burkinabe programmer based in the US, has developed a money transfer platform "Sank" - the name is inspired by Thomas Sankara, father of the Burkinabé revolution; reliable and convenient, it already has some 10.000 users

With the Burkina Institute of Technology, Kéré Architecture is constructing several buildings dedicated to educational purposes and is also exploring new ways to use vernacular materials to spectacular effect

To facilitate the financing of youth projects in the field of sexual and reproductive health, the NGO Pathfinder has brought together young people in a 48-hour workshop in Ouaga

Teleconsultation trials continued involving pediatricians in the city of Dori and a specialist from Ouagadougou; the tests show that teleconsultation usefully reduces the need to travel to large cities to be treated, especially in times of insecurity

The association Burkina Wa-mêdû announced to the press the launch of the 4th edition of Burkin'daaga act 4 and the official launch of the golden prizes of Burkinabè entrepreneurship which is the novelty of the 4th edition

The country has agreed with Ghana to form a joint technical committee to work on resolving border encroachment challenges that separate the two countries

The rural electrification project in the Liptako-Gourma region, located mostly in the country and to a lesser extent in Niger and Mali, has been launched and will install six mini-power plants based on solar photovoltaic technology, two per country

Actress Angelina Jolie, UNHCR Special Envoy, has visited the country to show solidarity with a region currently in the news for the displacement crisis