Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
A rare example of pluralism in Africa
A rare example of pluralism in Africa
Burkina Faso is one of Africa’s success stories. It has risen steadily in RSF’s press freedom index in the past few years and the recent military coup was not accompanied by any major violations of freedom of information. Insulting the president may even be decriminalized soon. Both the print and broadcast media are also more pluralistic and dynamic than in most African countries.
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42
in the 2016 World Press Freedom Index Ranking
+4
46 in 2015
Global score
+1.13
23.79 in 2015