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The coups, the Judge and 'The Trial': Burkinabe bar pokes fun at chaos
The coups, the Judge and 'The Trial': Burkinabe bar pokes fun at chaos

In Le Proces, or "The Trial", a bar in Ouagadougou, artist and co-founder Patrick Kabre works the crowd, raising belly laughs with his observations about Burkina Faso today. There is a serious side to the clowning, he says: The Trial is both a safety valve and a forum, hopefully making people aware of the wider picture in Burkina Faso and its problems.