Burkina Faso: Captain Ibrahim Traoré calls for the promotion of ancestral heritage on customs and traditions day
May 15 holds a special significance in Burkina Faso. Dedicated each year to customs and traditions, this day is a...
CULTURE
Burkina Faso: An African cinema museum is on the way – an announcement marking the 4th edition of heritage month
Burkina Faso, a land of history and culture, celebrates its living memory. On Monday, May 11, 2026, at the premises...
Burkina Faso PM visits “The Perspicacity of Masks” exhibition at La Villa-Rose
Amid the celebrations of the 22nd National Culture Week, Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo took time to stop at...
Nigeria/ Alue-Do Festival: Police arrest 15 as violence against women prompts national outcry
Following the circulation of disturbing videos showing young men chasing, stripping, and assaulting women during the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro,...
Burkina Faso: The Farafina Institute, spearheading Africa’s comprehensive revival
By appointing the members of the Farafina Institute of Black Peoples, President Ibrahim Traoré is not merely adding another stone...
Burkina Faso takes decisive step toward operationalizing Institute of Black Peoples-Farafina
By adopting two decrees on Thursday, March 19, 2026, appointing the members and president of the Steering Council of the...
Chuck Norris, martial arts icon and action star, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion who became a global action hero through films and the hit series Walker, Texas Ranger,...
Louvre appoints new Director after jewel heist and resignation
Christophe Leribault has been named the new president-director of the Louvre Museum in Paris, following the resignation of Laurence des...
Tyla secures second Grammy, solidifying african music’s global rise
South African singer Tyla has clinched the Grammy for Best African Music Performance for the second consecutive year. Her winning...
Music/ Fela Kuti to receive posthumous Grammy lifetime achievement Award
The late Nigerian icon Fela Kuti will be honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, marking a historic, if belated,...
