OUAGADOUGOU – The Burkina Faso government has announced the appointment of nine new members to the Superior Council of Communication (CSC) on Wednesday. This move includes the selection of Louis Modeste Ouédraogo, a former secretary general of the CSC, as part of a broader reorganization of the country’s media regulatory body.
According to Burkina Information Agency, these appointments were made to replace the outgoing members of the CSC, whose terms had come to an end. The Council of Ministers confirmed the names of the new appointees, who are set to take on roles as regulators in the press and communication sectors.
Louis Modeste Ouédraogo, with a background in law and extensive experience within the CSC, has been appointed to the presidency of Faso. Joining him are Idrissa Ouédraogo, a communications consultant, and Alexandre Zou, a certified high school and college teacher. Additionally, Tonsira Myriam Corine Sanou, an assistant professor, and Serge Perfect Compaoré, a computer engineer, have been appointed on behalf of the National Assembly of transition.
The appointments also include Abdoulaye Tao, a journalist and the publishing director of L’Economiste du Faso, Abdoul Karim Ouelezan Banao, another journalist, and Aïcha Dabré, a communicator, representing professional media organizations. Issaka Yve Ouédraogo has been appointed to the Constitutional Council.
Furthermore, the president of the CSC is slated to be appointed soon by the president of Faso under a new organizational law, which has recently been adopted by Parliament and confirmed to be in line with the Constitution. This law not only permits the Head of State to appoint the president of the CSC but also expands the regulatory authority of the CSC. The CSC’s expanded powers now include oversight of social networks, focusing on content from bloggers and influencers with at least 5,000 subscribers.