Berlin director Christoph Schlingensief has begun what may be his most ambitious project yet: building an opera house in the heart of the African savannah.

Cote d'Ivoire's electoral process is going through turmoil due to the political-judicial battle over voter registration contentions linked to the Independent Electoral Commission .

Thousands rioted over Ivory Coast's election preparations yesterday, overrunning security forces in a town in the west of the biggest cocoa-growing nation, officials and witnesses said.

The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 2, 2010, appointed Fr. Justin Kientega of the Diocese of Koudougou, Bursar of the Diocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Ouahigouya .

MANILA, Philippines Kris Aquino and James Yap attended the star-studded premiere night of Star Cinema's "Paano Na Kaya?" at SM Megamall Tuesday.

FEMI AWODELE'S HOUSE CALL Femi Awodele Sunday, January 31, 2010 n 2008, a Burkinabe named Patrice, wanted to put together a Festival in the like of Luis Palau or BGEM in his home country.

A leading German operatic director, Christoph Schlingensief, 49, is to lay the foundation stone on February 8 in Burkina Faso for an "African Opera Village," a Berlin-funded aid project to encourage musical theatre.

There is a built-in irony to the African Film Festival, which screens at Berkeley's Pacific Film Archive beginning Wednesday.

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A patient in a hospital in Burkina Faso recovers from a cesarean section to remove her twins who had died due to complications The human rights group Amnesty International says Burkinabe women are dying needlessly during pregnancy and childbirth because gender discrimination prevents them from making key decisions about family planning and when to ...

One of the fiercest critics of Guinea's military junta became prime minister Tuesday, a crucial step toward democracy that comes amid worries the country's wounded coup leader is trying to influence the political process from exile.

Maternal death can be prevented. About a year ago, Amnesty International Burkina Faso started to plan the campaign and was already thinking of having a caravan to tour the country.

Guinea's exiled leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara addresses reporters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 17 Jan 2010 Guinea's injured military leader is calling on his supporters to back plans for a transitional government.

The joy and pain of learning new skills is evide nt in the eyes of the 18 young learners.

Launch of the caravan, for Amnesty International's campaign to stop maternal mortality in Sierra leone, September 2009 © Amnesty International 20 January 2010 After Sierra Leone, Amnesty International will launch its report and campaign on maternal health in Burkina Faso.

OUAGADOUGOU, 20 January 2010 - Disappointed by the "failure" of the Copenhagen talks to adequately help poor countries adapt to climate change, the Burkina Faso government and farmers are working to adjust farming techniques to changing weather patterns.

The commissioner of the African Union's Peace and Security Council says the suspension of Guinea from the continental body would remain in place despite the military junta's agreement to a transitional government.

CONAKRY: Guinea sought a new interim prime minister Saturday after a deal that sidelines the country's junta chief, recently targeted in an assassination bid following a massacre of opposition supporters.

Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 4:12 a.m. OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - The private secretary of Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says that the African leader is departing for Burkina Faso.

Republished with permission from Friends of Guinea's blog Note: Events have been moving quickly in Guinea in recent weeks.