The junta in Burkina Faso is cracking down on press freedom to stifle criticism over its failure to tackle terrorism in the region, leading to the suspension of foreign and local media outlets.
Media Foundation for West Africa highlights a pattern of repression and hostility towards media by the military leadership, with foreign journalists being expelled and no foreign journalists remaining in the country.
Burkina Faso, struggling to contain terrorist groups linked to al-Qaida and ISIS, suspended several international news organizations citing their coverage of Human Rights Watch report accusing the army of killing civilians in the fight against Islamist armed groups.
The crackdown on press freedom by Burkina Faso's military leadership, following a coup in September 2022, also targeted local media like Radio Omega, emphasizing the overall hostile environment for media entities in the country.
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