Africa Burkina Faso The State granted a subsidy of 1,5 billion CFA francs (almost €2,3 million) to film projects, a few months before the 28th Pan-African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou opens in of February
Africa Burkina Faso The 28th Pan-African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou will be held from 25 February to 4 March 2023; the dates have been confirmed by Cabinet Director of the Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism
Africa Burkina Faso It was supposed to end today, in Bobo-Dioulasso, the 20th edition of the National Culture Week, postponed to a date to be determined by the government due to the insecurity in the country
Africa Burkina Faso Number of children deprived of their families and placed in shelters for minors in difficulty and foster families amounts to 4.884, as stated by the Minister of Solidarity, Humanitarian Action, National Reconciliation, Gender and Family
Africa Burkina Faso EU humanitarian airlift for the people of Burkina Faso was launched in Ouagadougou on 11 November to deliver up to 800 tonnes of emergency supplies to the hardest-to-reach areas over the next three months
Africa Burkina Faso Government formally protested against 'false statements' by Radio France Internationale and Jeune Afrique, condemning 'cavalier and light treatment' given to the recruitment of 50.000 volunteer defence fighters for the fight against terrorism
Africa Burkina Faso Following jihadist attacks in the country, security deteriorated and over 4.000 people have been displaced this year in northern Togo
Africa Burkina Faso Mariam Ouédraogo, journalist for Éditions Sidwaya du Burkina Faso, is the first African journalist to win the Bayeux Calvados-Normandie prize for war correspondents
Africa Burkina Faso Burkina Faso's new junta chief said Monday that the nation will still aim to hold elections by 2024 or even earlier
Africa Burkina Faso The government has announced a two-year training programme for 40.000 local sports managers to supervise popular sports initiatives for all
Africa Burkina Faso Culture and communication are key elements that can contribute to the pacification of Burkina Faso, which has been facing a serious humanitarian and security crisis for six years, according to the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism
Africa Burkina Faso The country's first generic drug factory has been inaugurated, an entirely private initiative financed by Burkinabé and sub-regional capital; the factory produces paracetamol and other 2 generic drugs, but aims at producing at least a dozen
Africa Burkina Faso Médecins Sans Frontières reported that thousands of people are displaced after the escalation of violence in the Boucle du Mouhoun region