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Capitale
Ouagadougou
Président
Blaise COMPAORE
CULTURE AND ARTS |
| Burkina Faso is well known as an open country of hospitality host of several international cultural events whereof the most famous are: the FESPACO (Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou), which takes place odd years, the SIAO (International Arts and Crafts Show of Ouagadougou), organized even years.
There are also the FITMO (International Festival of the Theater and the Puppets of Ouagadougou), the FITD (International Festival of the Theater for Development), the FILO (International books Fair) and many others cultural events. One of the main patterns of the “Country of the Upright People” is, undoubtedly, the people’s fondness for culture, art and traditions. It is not certainly by coincidence that the country has been hosting the continent’s most prominent and international cultural events (Click here to view Arts and culture in-depth). |
