US EditionBurkina Faso suspends Radio Omega over 'junta' Facebook post
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In Burkina Faso, since Saturday, 2 August, the private radio station Omega has stopped broadcasting, following a decision by the Conseil supérieur de la communication. The radio station received a sanction, after a publication in which a journalist called "junte", the military in power in Ouagadougou. The Conseil supérieur de la communication accuses Omega radio "of malicious and discourteous remarks vis-à-vis the Burkinabe authorities and the N…
Burkina radio station suspended over 'junta' Facebook post
Burkina Faso suspended the licence of a popular radio station on Saturday for allegedly insulting the west African country’s military government by calling it a junta. Since Captain Ibrahim Traore came to power in a coup in September 2022, several media outlets have been suspended in Burkina Faso — including France’s LCI, RFI and France 24 — and some local journalists have been forced into exile. Burkina Faso’s Higher Council for Communication (…
Radio Omega, one of the most followed stations in Burkina Faso, is prohibited from broadcasting for three months. This sanction, issued by the Conseil Supérieur de la Communication (CSC) on 30 July 2025, follows the broadcast of an article in which the station called the military authorities "junte", referring to the regime resulting from the coup d'état led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré. During this suspension, the radio will not be able to broadca…
Radio Omega, one of the most listened to in the country, broadcast an article calling it "junte" the military authorities following a coup d'état by Ibrahim Traoré.
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