Burkina film festival in full swing despite fighting on its doorstep

In Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, soldiers are seen giving directions to movie-goers and journalists attending the continent's premier film festival that is going ahead this year despite the violent insurgency gripping many of its regions.

Since the biannual Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) was last held in 2021, the West African country has had to deal with the political fallout from two coups within eight months and spiralling violence driven by groups linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State.