Political context
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News Websites in Burkina Faso
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Country facts
Burkina Faso at a glance
Capital
Ouagadougou
Population
Approximately 24.1 million
Official languages
French
Currency
West African CFA franc
Region
Africa
Time zone
UTC
Internet domain
.bf
Calling code
+226
Why this country matters
Why Burkina Faso matters in the news
Burkina Faso, with Ouagadougou as a key national reference point, is part of the Africa news region, where coverage often connects to regional politics, development, trade, climate resilience, public health, security, culture, and cross-border migration. Its population is listed as approximately 24.1 million, and news in Burkina Faso is commonly read through French sources. Because local reporting can reveal how national decisions affect communities, this page helps readers compare public-interest coverage, specialist reporting, and direct publisher links. The current directory includes 12 listed sources across News Agency, Digital Media, Newspaper, Radio. When reading fast-moving stories, compare several outlets and check publisher corrections, ownership disclosures, and primary documents where available.
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Country overview
Burkina Faso news and media context
Burkina Faso is covered here as part of the Africa directory, with source discovery organized around language, outlet type, coverage level, and country context. The current directory includes 12 listed outlets across News Agency, Digital Media, Newspaper, Radio.
Economic context
Business and economy coverage is best read beside general news because markets, trade, employment, public budgets, and household costs often shape the daily news agenda in West African CFA franc.
Geographic context
Burkina Faso sits within the Africa news region. Regional comparisons with Algeria, Angola, Beninhelp readers separate local developments from broader cross-border trends.
News consumption trends
Readers commonly move between public broadcasters, commercial TV or radio, newspapers, online-only outlets, and social video clips. The directory favors direct links to publishers so readers can verify stories at the source.
Languages used in news
News discovery for Burkina Faso is organized around French. Multilingual pages are especially useful for diaspora readers, researchers, travelers, and people comparing domestic and international framing.
Search and discovery
Search by outlet name, city, region, language, category, or coverage type. The listed cards also expose tags such as national, local, business, public broadcaster, digital media, and news agency where available.
Current directory mix
Digital Media: 6Newspaper: 3News Agency: 1Radio: 1TV News: 1
Burkina Faso Source Guide
Quick editorial-style pointers to help readers choose where to start.
Best for breaking news
RTB Burkina
National / public broadcaster
Best public broadcaster
RTB Burkina
National / public broadcaster
Best business source
Agence d'Information du Burkina
National / news agency
National: 12Business: 8Government: 3Local: 3Public Broadcaster: 1
Media landscape
How news is organized in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's media environment can be read through national outlets, public or state-linked broadcasters where present, private publishers, local reporting, and digital-first sources. This page organizes available Burkina Faso sources by language, category, and coverage level so readers can compare perspectives and verify stories directly with publishers.
News languages
- French
How to read this page
Start with national and public-interest sources, then compare local, business, independent, and specialist outlets where listed. Check each publisher's own disclosures for editorial focus, ownership, and correction policies.
Regional and local notes
Regional and city-level news can be especially important for public services, courts, weather, infrastructure, elections, business conditions, and community reporting.
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Agence d'Information du Burkina
www.aib.media
Burkina Faso national news agency covering government, regions, public affairs, society, economy, culture, sport, and official events.
Burkina FasoNews AgencyFrenchNational / news agencyVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Burkina24
burkina24.com
Burkina Faso digital news outlet covering national news, politics, society, economy, security, sport, and international developments.
Burkina FasoDigital MediaFrenchNational / digital news portalVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Faso7
faso7.com
Burkina Faso digital news outlet covering current affairs, security, politics, society, economy, sport, culture, and regional stories.
Burkina FasoDigital MediaFrenchNational / digital newsVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Infowakat
infowakat.net
Burkina Faso digital news outlet covering politics, society, security, economy, culture, sport, and opinion.
Burkina FasoDigital MediaFrenchNational / digital newsVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
L'Observateur Paalga
lobservateur.bf
Long-running Burkina Faso newspaper and digital outlet covering politics, society, economy, security, culture, and opinion.
Burkina FasoNewspaperFrenchNational / Ouagadougou dailyVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Le Pays
lepays.bf
Burkina Faso newspaper and digital source covering national news, politics, public affairs, society, economy, sport, and opinion.
Burkina FasoNewspaperFrenchNational / Ouagadougou newspaperVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
LeFaso.net
lefaso.net
Major Burkina Faso digital news portal covering politics, security, society, economy, culture, sport, opinion, and regional news.
Burkina FasoDigital MediaFrenchNational / digital news portalVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Minute.bf
www.minute.bf
Burkina Faso digital news outlet covering breaking news, politics, society, security, culture, sport, and public affairs.
Burkina FasoDigital MediaFrenchNational / digital newsVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Radio Omega
www.omegabf.net
Burkina Faso radio and digital media outlet covering news, public affairs, politics, society, sport, and live programming.
Burkina FasoRadioFrenchNational / radio and digital newsVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
RTB Burkina
www.rtb.bf
Burkina Faso public broadcaster providing television, radio, national news, public affairs, culture, sport, and official programming.
Burkina FasoTV NewsFrenchNational / public broadcasterVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Sidwaya
www.sidwaya.info
Burkina Faso state newspaper and digital outlet covering government, national affairs, society, economy, regions, sport, and public information.
Burkina FasoNewspaperFrenchNational / state newspaperVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Wakat Sera
www.wakatsera.com
Burkina Faso digital publication focused on current affairs, analysis, opinion, politics, society, security, and regional developments.
Burkina FasoDigital MediaFrenchNational / analysis and commentaryVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28