Yeelen (Burkinabé monthly) explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Press and Advertisers Year Book, Vol. 28. Infa Publications, 1990. p. 362
2. Langue française, Issues 101-104. Larousse, 1994. p. 87
3. Ludo Martens, Hilde Meesters. Sankara, Compaoré et la révolution burkinabè. Editions Aden, 1989. p. 320
4. Bulletin du Réseau des observatoires du français contemporain en Afrique noire, Vol. 7-9. Didier-érudition, 1987. p. 223
5. 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
6. L'Humanite. AFRIQUE DU SUD: «African Communist» (PC), Norman Levy, représentant à Londres. September 15, 1990
7. 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