Banfora:The Directorate General of Communication and Media (DGCM) has completed its second training session aimed at developing alternative content to combat subversive messages and disinformation against Burkina Faso. This session, concluded on October 16, 2026, equipped information and communication professionals, including bloggers, with essential skills to counteract misleading campaigns targeting the nation.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the training focused on enhancing the participants' ability to tell Burkina Faso's story with accuracy, responsibility, and dignity. Paul Amidou Bamogo, the representative of the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, emphasized the importance of promoting fact-based communication, verification, and education, particularly targeting young people, who are highly active on social media and vulnerable to manipulative content.

Held from October 14 to 16, 2026, in Banfora, the session also involved diplomats and experts in Defense and Foreign Affairs. It provided journalists, communicators, and bloggers with strategic and theoretical tools to handle information warfare, particularly in the context of combating terrorism.

The training was structured around key modules, focusing on the Memorandum for deconstructing stereotypes about Burkina Faso, the roles and responsibilities of information actors, and promoting peace and social cohesion.