Lisa Homann called the Mint Museum Randolph’s former exhibition on African art “beige on beige.” In addition, it was located toward the back of the building, only accessible through a long hallway.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, working with partners in Africa ...

Traoré was born in 1988 in Bondokuy, a small town on the route connecting Burkina Faso's second city - Bobo Dioulasso - and its fourth largest, Ouahigouya. He completed secondary school in Bobo ...

Rails reached Katiola in 1924, then Ferkessedougou in 1929. The infrastruture went as far as Bobo-Dioulasso in 1934. But then progress was paused in the north, because work needed to be done on ...

David Sanou (carving The Mint Museum’s Kimi headpiece) and his son Dmitri André Junior “Papa” Sanou (in the studio of André Sanou), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, May 2024. Photo: Lisa Homann. David ...

Indeed, after gathering information on the dietary habits of populations in Bobo-Dioulasso and Bama, three potential substrates were selected: rice, cornmeal dough (MFL), and beans. These substrates ...