Sidwaya

Sidwaya is Burkina Faso's state-owned daily newspaper, created in 1984 and published in Ouagadougou by Éditions Sidwaya, a public company. Billing itself as the daily of all Burkinabè, it is the government's paper of record, covering official activity, national politics, regional news from across the country, the economy, culture and sport in print and online.

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Is Sidwaya left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?

Crosswire lists Sidwaya as Center within Burkina Faso's media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side.

Read Sidwaya beside another title from Burkina Faso and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two Burkina Faso dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are Sidwaya's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because Sidwaya is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning Burkina Faso title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.