Burkinabè slam poet Flora, known as “Plume Libre”, dies of dengue
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique

Burkinabè slam poet Flora, known by the stage name “Plume Libre”, died of dengue on 29 October 2026. A former student at Norbert Zongo University in Koudougou, she had received distinctions in several slam and public-speaking competitions, according to people close to her.
Flora, a Burkinabè slam poet known by the stage name “Plume Libre”, died of dengue on Thursday 29 October 2026, according to people close to her cited by Netafrique. She had studied at Norbert Zongo University in Koudougou, where she began performing slam.



