Burkina Faso

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Deckert Distribution boards Venetian Nights Burkina Faso doc 'Land ... (Screen International)

Project from Italian director Christian Carmosino Mereu tells the story of Burkina Faso's 2014 revolution.

I’m now writing a documentary series starring Sam’sk Le Jah and other African civil movements’ leaders, co-produced with Indyca, which we hope to produce involving eight different African countries.” Mereu said of the project: “Although this film was the conclusion of a journey that lasted eight years between shooting and editing, my experience with Burkina Faso and Africa is far from over. The Land Of Upright People is a collaboration between Università degli Studi Roma Tre, DocFest Productions and Indyca.

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Burkina Faso Junta leader set for first foreign trip | Africanews (Africanews English)

The head of Burkina Faso's ruling military junta will travel to Ivory Coast on Monday for his first official trip abroad since coming to power in January, ...

Burkina and Côte d'Ivoire share a border of nearly 600 kilometers, and thousands of Burkinabe refugees have fled jihadist attacks on their country in recent years to seek refuge in northern Côte d'Ivoire, which has been less affected by the violence for the moment. Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is due to hold talks with his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara on Monday and will return to Ouagadougou the same day, a source at the Burkinabe presidency told AFP. The head of Burkina Faso's ruling military junta will travel to Ivory Coast on Monday for his first official trip abroad since coming to power in January, according to the Burkinabe presidency.

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