Burkina Faso - March 2023

The military junta governing Burkina Faso announced an immediate suspension of the broadcasts of France24 on 27 March. The government statement claimed that by broadcasting material from a written interview with the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the broadcaster had supported terrorism. This follows the suspension of Radio France Internationale in December. Advocacy groups have characterised the two moves as a slow-moving attack on media freedom in the country.

Sources: AfricaNews, Voice of America, Al Jazeera, Human Rights Watch