Geo answer
For today’s Geo Quiz — we’re headed to one of Africa’s biggest cultural events.
The African film festival “Fespaco” is under way in the West African nation of Burkina Faso.
All this week, its capital city is flooded with African movie stars, directors, distributors and serious film buffs.
The bi-annual festival features hundreds of films big and small representing 13 African countries.
Fespaco is sometimes called the African Oscars.
There’s everything from an Egyptian horror flick to a Cameroonian love story competing for this years top honors.
The honors go to you that is if you can name the African cultural capital where Fespaco is in full swing.
But first in the Geo Quiz category of African capitals we wanted to know the name of the city in Burkina Faso where a major African film festival is under way.
BBC World Service radio is broadcasting daily updates throughout Fespaco. Audrey Brown (centre) gives a live broadcast for FocusBBC World Service radio is broadcasting daily updates throughout Fespaco. Audrey Brown (centre) gives a live broadcast for Focus
And the winner is …
Ougadougou the cultural capital of Burkina Faso.
That’s the BBC’s Audrey Brown. She’s in Ouagadougou all this week covering the African film festival – FESPACO. It’s happens every two years.
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