Malian junta suspends TV5 Monde, citing 'lack of balance' in reporting

Mali junta suspends French-language channel TV5 Monde for 3 months over what it calls an 'unbalanced report" covering drone strikes in the north of the country. © screen capture

Mali's ruling junta has imposed a three-month suspension on the French-language channel TV5 Monde, citing a lack of 'balance' in a news report.

Mali's media regulator, the High Authority for Communication, announced its decision, criticising TV5 Monde for reporting on the deaths of at least 15 civilians in drone strikes in the northern town of Tinzaouatene without considering the Malian army's perspective.