The wife of the former German Ambassador writes about her time spent in Burkina Faso

I may not go as far as to say it was my favourite posting, but my  experience in Ouagadougou from August 2020 to July 2023 is something I would not miss for the world. This posting, our first really tough posting in our diplomatic career spanning 30 years, changed my personal attitudes to so many things and indeed to myself.