Mourning in Burkina Faso's arts world: slam poet Flora, known as "Plume Libre," dies of illness
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OBITUARY: ROUAMBA ESTELLE FLORA, KNOWN AS "PLUME LIBRE", PASSES AWAY, UNIVERSITY AND CULTURAL WORLD IN MOURNING (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Slam poet Estelle Flora Rouamba, known by the stage name "Plume Libre" and a former student at Norbert-Zongo University in Koudougou, died on 29 October 2026. According to media reports, she died of dengue fever.
Mourning in Burkina Faso's arts world: slam poet Flora, known as "Plume Libre," dies of illness (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Flora, the slam poet known as "Plume Libre" and a former student at Norbert Zongo University in Koudougou, died on 29 October 2026 of dengue fever, according to those close to her. Her death has caused deep emotion in Burkina Faso's university and cultural circles.
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