Kader Traore

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• March 08, 2025

  FESPACO archives preserves African cinematic films

  On the sidelines of the 29th FESPACO, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, we took a guided tour of the festival’s film library. Accompanied by the center’s director, our reporter explores FESPACO’s archives, where all films that have been screened since 1969 are preserved and restored. From Ouagadougou, Kader Traoré reports.

• March 08, 2025

  FESPACO honors African filmmakers in Ouagadougou

  Burkinabe capital hosted the 29th Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) last week. Burkinabe director Dani Kouyaté won the Golden Stallion of Yennenga for his feature film "Katanga, the Dance of the Scorpions". Somalian filmmaker Mo Harawe won second prize with his film “The village next to paradise” and Rungano Nyoni from Zambia won their prize with his film “On becoming a guinea fowl”.  One of the films competing in the feature documentary category is by Malian director Fousseyni Maiga. His film, Fatow ou les Fous, explores the importance of culture in Mali’s development through the narratives of four madmen. From Ouagadougou, Kader Traoré reports.

• October 23, 2024

  Burkinabe-Americans cast their votes for US president in upcoming election

  American expatriates in Burkina Faso are preparing to exercise their civic duty by voting in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Reporter Kader Traore spoke to two expatriates in the capital Ouagadougou and has this story, narrated by Jackson M'vunganyi.