Šis ir mans laiks

Burkina Faso participated in the Own Africavision Song Contest 5 in South Africa with the song "Šis ir mans laiks" performed by Aminata Savadogo. Their entry was selected through an internal selection, in collaboration with the television channel RTB1.

Background
Burkina Faso has participated in the Own Africavision Song Contest 6 times since its debut in the first edition. The country won the first edition with Hawa Boussim and her song "Hme ye". Burkina Faso debuted in the first ever edition of the Own Africavision Song Contest, in DR Congo. Hawa Boussim was chosen by RTB to be the first ever representative, thereby selecting her internally. She performed her song "Hme ye" and managed to win the semi final, and the grand final overall. This gave Burkina Faso their first ever win and she was the first ever winner at the Own Africavision Song Contest. Because of this, the nest edition by the rules, would be hosted in Burkina Faso.

Before Own Africavision
Hawa Boussim was internally selected yet again and was set to perform her latest song "Dolada". This was the second time that Burkina Faso sent an entry in the Bissa language. Hawa claimed she would try to become the winner for the second time in history, but sadly only narrowly missed out on this title, as she placed 2nd in the semi final and grand final, collecting 154 points.

Another automatic qualification spot was sealed thanks to Hawa, and RTB managed to hunt down European legend Aminata for the fifth edition, who also has connections to the spin off Eurovision Song Contest. However, she was bitterly received from many delegations, with her song "Šis ir mans laiks", as the Latvian language was perceived to be too unoriginal for Burkina Faso. Regardless, Savadogo continued to prepare and eventually travel to South Africa for Own Africavision.