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Yeelen ('Light' in Dyula language) was a publication in Burkina Faso.[1] Yeelen was the monthly organ of the ruling Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP/MT).[2][3] The first issue was published on May 1, 1989.[4] It was published in tabloid format, with issues containing 8 pages.[4] Issues of Yeelen were sold for 100 Francs CFA.[4] Contents mainly dealt with national politics.[4]

As of the early 1990s the publication of Yeelen had become irregular.[5]

References

  1. ^ Langue française, Issues 101-104. Larousse, 1994. p. 87
  2. ^ Ludo Martens, Hilde Meesters. Sankara, Compaoré et la révolution burkinabè. Editions Aden, 1989. p. 320
  3. ^ Bulletin du Réseau des observatoires du français contemporain en Afrique noire, Vol. 7-9. Didier-érudition, 1987. p. 223
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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