The third episode of Baarakètò (‘Working’) is now released!
It focuses on Kpénahi Traoré, a Burkinabè journalist who grew up in Côte d’Ivoire and works as a journalist in Paris, France.
Through her words in Dioula/Bambara (and additional subtitles in English and French), we get to learn a bit about various aspects of her life:
How she was fascinated by journalists as a child
How she decided to move to France to pursue a Master’s in journalism
Her work on the podcast “Bas les pattes” that seeks to give voice to African women to speak out in light of harassment and sexual violence that often goes unspoken
Her current project focused on forgotten Black people of France’s past
Her work as one of the original journalists behind RFI Mandenkan (RFI’s Bambara/Manding language service)
The struggle to find appropriate translations for English and French language words such “drone” in Bambara
What do Ivoirians in the streets have to say about social media?