Burkina Faso: Communication, a new focus for national defence
In Burkina Faso, the war is no longer waged solely amidst the clash of weapons. It has moved, insidious, into the hollow of our hands, onto those screens where reality shatters against artifice. In Burkina Faso, the war has become total. While our soldiers reclaim physical terrain, a shadow army, armed with fake accounts and hostile algorithms, is attempting to colonize minds.
This information war is not a simple digital nuisance; it is an attempt at psychological destabilization aimed at fracturing national unity and eroding the trust between the people and their leaders.
Faced with this aggression, the Burkinabe State refuses passivity. The meeting of February 25, 2026, between the Superior Council of Communication (CSC) and media executives marks a turning point.
Driven by the vision of President Ibrahim Traoré, the approach is no longer to endure, but to anticipate.
The objective is clear: to build an informational shield. By harmonizing strategies between public institutions and private media, the government is establishing a discipline of truth.
This rigorous coordination makes it possible to defuse media bombs before they explode in public opinion, thereby guaranteeing a serenity essential for the continuation of national development.
The impact of this mobilization places ethics and patriotism back at the heart of the journalistic profession.
By addressing information professionals, Minister Gilbert Ouédraogo reminded them of a fundamental truth: in a nation fighting for its dignity, neutrality in the face of lies amounts to complicity.
This new synergy is already bearing fruit. Citizens, better equipped to discern truth from falsehood, are no longer easy prey for imperialist backrooms.
This reconquest of the digital space is the foundation upon which the country’s lasting stability is being built.
Information thus becomes the last bastion of liberty, for a nation that masters its narrative is a nation that none can enslave.
Hadja KOUROUMA
