Pioneering Burkinabé writer Monique Ilboudo: “For women today, nothing can be taken for granted; we must remain alert and continue to fight”

“If, thanks to my texts, just one little girl were able to say to herself, “So, it is possible”, then I will have contributed to building a female identity in Burkina Faso.”Read the full article

By Mar Pozuelo Castillo

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