In the south west of Burkina Faso, just over a week ago, we went on a voodoo trip again. A sacred fish pond where the locals will sacrifice any animal for their rites (no more humans these days). Most noticeable…

While visiting Bobo Dialouso we made a trip to the surrounding areas. The village of Koro was a special trip as the village can not be reached by car or other means of transport. Our guide and the local lady…

See here. What Cannes is for Europe, is Fespaco for Africa. Of course the brightest of all movie starts should not be missed, hence here better late than never, the two of us:

East of Ouagadougou is a project site where, when the economy and political stability allow for it, artists gather every two years to add their impressions to the naturally available granite stones on the site. More details in french are…

Ouagadougou has a very active arts community. One of the strong points are the artists that create art by recycling whatever it is they can get their hands on. We had the opportunity to visit one of the arts studios…

The central city within Burkina Faso. Motorbikes and art. The tension left over from the 2012 troubles is still there, the economy has clearly not yet recovered. The people are very friendly as long as you stay away from the…

Ouagadougou and overall Burkina Faso offer a lot of new impressions. Just to show a few of these taken within the first day of our visit there.