The Siren of Faso Fanidocumentary
2015
Documentary
Burkina Faso''s first textile factory was named Faso Fani, or "national loincloth" in the local language. It was set up in 1965, just after independence, in Koudougou, the place where I was born, to process the cotton crop that is one of our country's main agricultural resources. In its heyday, Faso Fani was the pride of the city, one of the most important factories in the country before it went into decline. Faso Fani finally closed in ... [+]