Burkina: The junta orders the suspension of Rfi…

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Africaguinee Dec. 4, 2022 10:32 a.m.

The government nevertheless wishes "to reaffirm to national and international opinion its attachment to freedom of the press and opinion" and "to the public's right to information", but "calls however for respect for the rules and principles enacted in matter in our country".

The transitional authorities in Burkina Faso on Saturday, December 3, 2022 ordered "the immediate suspension and until further notice" of Radio France Internationale (RFI), accusing it in particular of having relayed an "intimidation message" attributed to a " terrorist leader", announced the spokesman of the Burkinabè government.

The government also criticizes RFI, French public radio, for having included in its press review on Friday "false information, indicating that 'the president of the transition, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, assures that an attempted coup State aimed at its power'"..

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