Bassam News is a hyperlocal digital newsroom serving Grand‑Bassam and surrounding communities in Ivory Coast. Created in June 2013 by a group of young Bassamois, it focuses on day‑to‑day civic life and the city’s cultural heritage as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The outlet publishes in French and reports on municipal affairs, neighborhood initiatives, religious and community events, tourism, small business activity, and youth programs. Its coverage combines short dispatches, interviews, photo features and video reports under the BassamNews TV banner, with an audience that includes residents and the Ivorian diaspora.
The newsroom positions itself as a community hub: it carries public notices, announcements and an agenda of local events, and provides space for organizations and associations to share updates. This sustained, street‑level reporting helps surface stories that rarely reach national media and documents the rhythms of a historic coastal city.
Bassam News is headquartered at the Village Artisanal (Carrefour Antenne, Immeuble Sidibé) in Grand‑Bassam. The leadership team includes administrator general Jean Kodjo Tanoutchi, deputy administrator Aka Bosso Assie, and secretary‑general Hermann Gnagno, supported by Kingdom Technology for technical operations. While modest in scale, the outlet has become a reference point for local information, blending civic service with coverage of culture, sport and everyday life in Grand‑Bassam.