Yeelen ('Light' in Dyula language) was a publication issued from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.[1][2] Yeelen was the monthly organ of the ruling Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP/MT).[3][4] The first issue was published on May 1, 1989.[5] It was published in tabloid format, with issues containing 8 pages.[5] The circulation of Yeelen was some 3,000 copies per issue.[1] Issues of Yeelen were sold for 100 Francs CFA.[5]
Contents mainly dealt with national politics.[5] Prosper Birba was the editor of Yeelen.[1] F. Evariste Ouedraogo served as its commercial director.[6]
As of the early 1990s, the publication of Yeelen had become irregular.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Press and Advertisers Year Book, Vol. 28. Infa Publications, 1990. p. 362
- ^ Langue française, Issues 101-104. Larousse, 1994. p. 87
- ^ Ludo Martens, Hilde Meesters. Sankara, Compaoré et la révolution burkinabè. Editions Aden, 1989. p. 320
- ^ Bulletin du Réseau des observatoires du français contemporain en Afrique noire, Vol. 7-9. Didier-érudition, 1987. p. 223
- ^ a b c d L'état de la presse en Afrique de l'Ouest. Surveillance et défense de la liberté de presse en Afrique de l'Ouest, U.J.A.O., 1989. p. 19
- ^ L'Humanite. AFRIQUE DU SUD: «African Communist» (PC), Norman Levy, représentant à Londres. September 15, 1990
- ^ André-Jean Tudesq. Feuilles d'Afrique: Étude de la presse de l'Afrique sub-saharienne. Publications de la Maison des sciences de l'homme d'Aquitaine, 1995. p. 173