Ibrahim Traoré appoints Ouédraogo to head Burkina Faso regulator
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
Burkinabe President Ibrahim Traoré has appointed Wendingoudi Louis Modeste Ouédraogo to head the Authority for the Regulation of Communication and Personal Data Processing. Created by merging the Superior Council of Communication and the Commission on Information Technology and Liberties, the new authority is headed by the former chief of the CSC, according to Netafrique.
Burkinabe President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has appointed Wendingoudi Louis Modeste Ouédraogo to head the Authority for the Regulation of Communication and Personal Data Processing, according to a decree signed on 16 October 2026 and reported by Netafrique. The new authority brings together the Superior Council of Communication and the Commission on Information Technology and Liberties.
A lawyer and specialist in digital law, Ouédraogo previously headed the Superior Council of Communication, which he had chaired since August 2024. He has also served as vice-president of the body, according to Netafrique.
The new authority is responsible in particular for upholding journalistic ethics and combating misinformation on social media. Its creation stems from an organic law adopted on 3 August 2026.
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