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 ...

Up to 200 protesters in Burkina Faso gathered on the outskirts of the capital, Ouagadougou, Sunday, aiming to block a French military convoy that has been trying to reach neighboring Niger from the ...

Former Burkinabe minister Yolande Viviane Compaoré has been assassinated at her home in Ouagadougou, the capital’s public prosecutor’s announced on Tuesday. Officials said that Compaoré’s body was ...

Islamic extremists opened fire on the French Embassy and army headquarters in separate attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Friday, killing at least seven soldiers, while eight of the militants were ...

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) ...

When Burkina Faso makes the headlines these days, it"s usually because of turmoil or suffering—its jihadist insurgency, repeated military coups or grinding poverty. But in one intriguing aspect, the ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sitting next to David Ouasali brings out how much local African cinema means to its viewers, who often don't speak the languages of ...