Burkina Faso media guide
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A newspaper seller with newspapers in Ouagadougou headlining the September 2022 military coup
The media environment in Burkina Faso is relatively robust but US-based NGO Freedom House says the jihadist insurgency has curbed media access and that military leaders have further constrained the press.
In April 2024, Burkina Faso suspended a group of foreign media outlets - including the BBC - over their coverage of a report accusing the Burkinabè army of killing 223 civilians.
Some months later, the authorities cracked down on both local and international media houses amid speculation junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore was facing a mutiny.
There are around 150 radio and TV stations and scores of newspapers and news websites.
Radio is the most popular medium. State broadcaster Radiodiffusion Television du Burkina (RTB) operates alongside dozens of private and community radio stations.
The BBC (99.2 FM in Ouagadougou) and Voice of America run full-time relays.
There were 4.6 million internet users by December 2021, 21% of the population (Internetworldstats.com)
Press/online
Aujourd'hui au Faso, external - private, daily, website in French and English
Burkina 24, external - news site
Faso.actu, external - news site
Infowakat.net, external - news site
Le Faso.net, external - news site
L'Observateur Paalga, external - private
Le Pays, external - private, daily
Sidwaya, external - official daily
Sahelien, external - regional website based in Bamako, launched in 2014 with backing from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) focuses on news in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
Television
Television Nationale du Burkina, external - state-run
Radio
Radio Burkina, external - state-run, runs national network and regional services, as well as entertainment station Canal Arc-en-Ciel
Radio Pulsar, external - private
Horizon FM - private
Ouaga FM, external - private
News agency
Agence d'Information du Burkina, external - official agency