Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the prominent broadcaster Radio Omega for three months after it referred to the authorities as a “junta.” The country’s media regulator, the Higher Council for Communication (CSC), announced the suspension on August 2, revoking the station’s broadcasting license and banning all on-air and online activity.
The action followed a July 30 Facebook post by Radio Omega reporting on a protest in Ouagadougou. The post stated that “Ivory Coast is regularly accused by the Burkinabe junta of harbouring opponents and fomenting plots.”
The CSC condemned the use of the term “junta,” calling it “pejorative and insulting,” and claimed it conveyed “malicious insinuation” and disrespect toward the authorities.
This marks the latest in a series of media crackdowns under Burkina Faso’s military-led government.
