Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Communication Filippe Sawadogo of Burkina Faso

We've paid our respects at the tombs of the dead," government spokesman Filippe Sawadogo said after visiting the scene with two other ministers.

OUAGADOUGOU (AFP) - Filippe Sawadogo said 262 items of "national archaeological and cultural significance" to the landlocked west African nation were returned via the French embassy in Ouagadougou on Wednesday.

Culture Minister Filippe Sawadogo said the move was a \"good example of cooperation\" and urged Africans to keep a close eye on their historical relics on a daily basis.

Speaking to CPJ via telephone from Ouagadougou today, Communications Minister Filippe Sawadogo said the investigation was still open.

Filippe Sawadogo said 262 items of national archaeological and cultural significance to the landlocked west African nation were returned via the French embassy in Ouagadougou on Wednesday.

Sawadogo said they had been stolen by a French couple, adding that France returning the pieces to Burkina Fasos national museum was a sign of the good cooperation which should exist between our countries.

Filippe Sawadogo said 262 items of "national archaeological and cultural significance" to the landlocked west African nation were returned via the.