Opening Ceremony for FESPACO

This is the scene from where we were sitting- quite bizarre that most of the thouroughly entertaining practised dances, stunts and various other showpieces were primarily focused on, and could only be seen from, the seating for the press! A pretty impressive firework display however' to open the 40th year of the festival- a major event for Burkina Faso.

Palm wine.. Burkina Faso.. Polygamy?

March 6th 2009
Update on the last few weeks.. It's been a while... and I've finally found the apostrophe on the French keyboard ;-) (Colin) In the last few weeks I've done quite a lot- though perhaps not with the work here! I've been cycling around Kpalime, seeing more waterfalls and trekking-a-plenty; spotting fab things, creatures and colours in the jungle, tasting some good and some really not ... read more

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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res... ... read more

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