5 of its 10 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 40 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Burkina Faso on 3 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 29 September 2026: 11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
How harsh or warm the words were in Burkina Faso's stories about people being harmed
Higher is warmer, lower is harsher. Dashed line: the world.
Burkina FasoThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
29 Sep
Ouagadougouattacks & violence
8 stories, 12 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Burkina Faso most7 of its 11 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 23 million people live in Burkina Faso. Over these days its news carried 2.7 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence39%24 stories
Rights & justice31%19 stories
Displacement15%9 stories
Health11%7 stories
Food & livelihood3%2 stories
Shelter & services2%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected9 Stories reporting people killed8 Stories reporting people displaced8 Stories reporting refugees7 Stories reporting arrests3 Stories reporting abductions2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Burkina Faso. Ring: the world. Measured over 62 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Fearabout twice as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Burkina Faso in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Burkina Faso's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Mali49 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Niger46 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Burkina Faso40 in 100
of its 154 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Benin24 in 100
of its 173 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Togo20 in 100
of its 60 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Ghana15 in 100
of its 7,052 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Côte d’Ivoire10 in 100
of its 110 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Burkina Faso (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.