Burkina Faso banned beauty pageants this year under Captain Ibrahim Traore's government. In their place, authorities launched HAKILI Mousso in August — a national competition where women compete in math, physics, and chemistry.
Traore positions the shift as continuing Thomas Sankara's revolutionary focus on women's empowerment through education and skill-building rather than appearance-based contests.
Traore positions the shift as continuing Thomas Sankara's revolutionary focus on women's empowerment through education and skill-building rather than appearance-based contests.