Zogore

  • December Is Party Time in Burkina Faso

    December is packed with parties in Burkina Faso. All summer, the villagers work hard in the fields, but by the end of the fall the harvest is finally over—and then it's time to cut loose with beer, spaghetti, and wiggling butts.

  • Sorghum Beer and Pork Barbecue Flow Through Burkina Faso's Cabarets

    In Zogore, a village in northern Burkina Faso, market day came every three days. But out of respect for the large Muslim population, vendors in the Catholic sector sold beer and pork at various cabarets.

  • How to Steal Honey from Angry African Bees

    The beekeepers of Zogore, a village in northern Burkina Faso, know better than to approach the hives during the daytime. I followed them in the dead of night on a honey-harvesting mission, but wasn't prepared when the bees infiltrated my beekeeper suit.

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