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Angélique Kidjo honoured with Amnesty International top human rights award
Burkina Faso and the Harnessing of a Revolution
Musician Angélique Kidjo and African youth activists honoured with Amnesty International award
BURKINA FASO: ‘Pro-democracy civil society is practically paralysed by the intensity and ferocity of the repression’
The Upright Citizens of Burkina Faso
Smockey: “We would like to trust the justice of our country”
A triumph for young people | D+C - Development + Cooperation
'Africa's Che Guevara': Thomas Sankara's legacy
The late president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara - an icon for many young Africans in the 1980s - remains to some a heroic "African Che Guevara".
Angélique Kidjo honoured with Amnesty International top human rights award
The Grammy-winning musician shares the prize with three African youth activist movements, who show 'exceptional courage' standing up to...
Burkina Faso and the Harnessing of a Revolution
The world witnessed the 27-year reign of Burkina Faso's strongman president, Blaise Compaoré, unravel in less than 72 hours.
Musician Angélique Kidjo and African youth activists honoured with Amnesty International award
World-renowned musician Angélique Kidjo and three inspirational African youth activist movements have been declared this year's joint...
BURKINA FASO: ‘Pro-democracy civil society is practically paralysed by the intensity and ferocity of the repression’
CIVICUS speaks with Ousmane Miphal Lankoandé, Executive Secretary and Coordinator of the governance and citizen mobilisation programme at...
The Upright Citizens of Burkina Faso
Burkinabe want to sweep out bad governance, political patronage, poverty, lack of respect for human rights and freedom of speech.
Smockey: “We would like to trust the justice of our country”
Burkinabe rapper and activist with Le Balai Citoyen, Smockey, became the inaugural Music in Exile Fellow at the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression...
A triumph for young people | D+C - Development + Cooperation
In 2014, a popular uprising in Burkina Faso ended the rule of President Blaise Compaoré. He had been in power for 27 years.
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Grassroots civic movement ("The Citizen's Broom") founded in 2013 by Smockey and Sams'K Le Jah; a youth-led movement that mobilized mass protests and civic action in Burkina Faso, notably in 2014.