In 2019 I pleasantly discovered that the city had recently put into place a new public bus system. Colloquially the buses carry the same name as the institution responsible for setting them up and running them: SOTRACO (Société de transport en commun — literally, ‘Public Transport Company’).
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Joking relationships are particular bonds between specific groups of people that call for or allow playful behavior of teasing, insults and gags. But how does it work? I asked people for episode 10 of Na baro kè...
Read moreThe difference between Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou?
What relationship do local residents of Bobo have with Ouaga? I recently hit the streets to ask people as part of episode 9 of Na baro kè .
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