There were clashes in the capital during a demonstration, banned by the authorities, organised by the Sauvons le Burkina (Save Burkina) movement, group that also staged a protest on 27/11 against the president's failure to quell jihadist violence

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

Former Inter soccer team and Brazilian national team footballer Roberto Carlos has been recently appointed 'Burkina Faso football ambassador' by the Minister of Sport