Burkina Faso: Soldier-Singers Promote Security Forces

Ouagadougou — Burkina Faso's war against Islamist militants has seen security forces criticized for human rights abuses. Now, the battle to win hearts and minds has moved to a new stage, with soldiers using their singing talents to promote the armed forces.

Police Sergeant Yacouba Sourabié, known by his stage name "General Yack," is one of 15 Burkinabe soldiers who sing about battlefield life, loss, and fighting the enemy.

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