Mali’s media regulator on Wednesday ordered the definitive suspension of FRANCE 24 television and RFI radio in the country, a month after the country’s ruling military junta accused the news organisations of reporting “false allegations” of abuse by the Malian army. The broadcasters’ parent company France Médias Monde said it “strongly contested” the decision.
FRANCE 24 and its sister radio RFI have been suspended in the West African country since March 17. The country’s media regulator, the Haute Autorité de la communication, announced on Wednesday that their suspension was “definitive”.