Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Information Minister in Pakistani-administered Kashmir: Five civilians killed and at least 29 others injured in shelling across the border with India
Israeli Army Radio's diplomatic correspondent quoted a senior Israeli official as saying: So he [Trump] decided to cut off contact. That might still change, but that’s the situation right now
Israeli Army Radio's diplomatic correspondent quoted a senior Israeli official as saying: Trump’s circle told him [Dermer] that Netanyahu was manipulating him, and there’s nothing Trump hates more than being portrayed as someone being played
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: Meetings between the Israelis, Egyptians, and Qataris are all centered around the Israeli proposal, which does not guarantee an end to the war [on Gaza]
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: “Israel” is threatening to expand the ground offensive if Hamas rejects the proposal
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: Hamas rejects the Israeli proposal, viewing it as failing to guarantee an end to the war
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: “Israel” is sticking to its proposal, and insists there is no alternative offer on the table for negotiation
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: The meetings between the Israelis and the Egyptians and Qataris all revolve around the Israeli proposal
The administration was clearly looking for an off-ramp for this campaign against Ansar Allah, NBC News reports, citing US official
Trump's operation against Ansar Allah cost more than $1 billion, NBC News reports, citing US official

After Mali, Burkina Faso suspends French broadcaster RFI

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 3 Dec 2022 23:51
  • 2 Shares
3 Min Read

Government Of Burkina Faso says that French broadcaster RFI was helping terrorist groups in their plots against the country's citizens

  • x
  • Protesters against France in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou
    Protesters against France in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, October 4, 2022. (AP)

After Mali this year, Burkina Faso suspends the broadcasting of Radio France Internationale (RFI) after accusing it of contributing to a plot by "terrorist groups" to intimidate citizens protecting their country.

In March, the ruling junta in Mali announced the suspension of the broadcasting authorization granted to RFI and France 24, after they published accounts implicating Mali's army in abuses against civilians.

Earlier in March Mali authorities announced removing RFI from the broadcasting channels after the latter reported of alleged violence against civilians in Mali's army bases.

Read more: Demonstrators in Burkina Faso wave Russian flags

Burkinabe government spokesperson Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo said in a statement that the French broadcaster helped "a desperate maneuver of terrorist groups" against Burkinabe citizens that are stationed to defend the country, adding that the authorities already protested the broadcaster's publication earlier in November.

One of the world's poorest countries, Burkina has been struggling with militant offensives since 2015. Thousands of civilians and members of the security forces have died and around two million people have been displaced.

Earlier this week, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM) released a video threatening to attack villages where pro-government VDP forces are located in the country.

The VDP are forces made up of civilians that undergo two weeks of military training and then are tasked with surveillance or collecting information for the army

"Considering everything that has happened before, the government has decided on the immediate suspension, until further notice, of the broadcasting of Radio France Internationale's programs," the statement noted, adding that RFI was spreading "misleading information" after releasing earlier a report that the country's Junta Captain Ibrahim Traore survived a coup against him.

Cutting off RFI's broadcast "was taken without prior notice and without implementing the procedures... drawn up by Burkina Faso's Higher Council for Communication," the company's management stated.

Read more: Burkina Faso protests against French presence, demands expulsion

The government's statement urged the media to "respect the rules and principles laid down in this area in our country" and stressed that it wants to "reaffirm to national and international opinion its attachment to freedom of the press and opinion" and the "public's right to information"

The deterioration in the country's security situation has been used to justify the two coups this year. The first, in January, saw a military junta led by Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba overthrow elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

The second, in September, saw Captain Ibrahim Traore come to power as he and his supporters ousted Damiba.

Relations between Burkina Faso and France have been worsening in light of its failure to contain terrorist groups and activities across the country. France has previously occupied the country and ruled it with an iron fist while still intervening in its internal affairs to this day, ruining the lives of many.

It is noteworthy that the UN warned in October that 4.9 million people, or a fifth of Burkina's population, are in urgent need of aid, citing the fact that many "mothers were compelled to feed their children with leaves and salt."

Read more: Who Killed Africa’s Che Guevara?

  • GSIM
  • Burkina Faso
  • Africa
  • VDP
  • France

Most Read

Pro-Palestinian protesters march toward the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington (AP)

US House to vote on bill criminalizing boycott of 'Israel'

  • Politics
  • 3 May 2025
Throughout Operation Prosperity Guardian, current and former US military and intelligence officials expressed disquiet at the enormous “cost offset” involved in battling Ansar Allah. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab El-Hajj)

Ansar Allah triumphant: US facing Red Sea defeat again

  • Opinion
  • 3 May 2025
Trump cut off contact with Netanyahu, senior Israeli official says

Trump cut off contact with Netanyahu: Israeli media

  • US & Canada
  • Today
Pakistan downs an Indian jet and hits a military base in Kashmir escalation.

Pakistan downs 3 Indian jets, hits military base in Kashmir escalation

  • Politics
  • 7 May 2025

Coverage

All
Gaza prevails against genocide

Read Next

All
UN experts warn: Stop the genocide or witness Gaza's end
Politics

Stop the genocide or witness end of life in Gaza: UN experts warn

Israeli police attack mourners as they carry the casket of killed Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in occupied al-Quds, Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP)
Politics

Israeli sniper who killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh identified

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP)
Politics

Pentagon’s unused properties drain billions in taxpayer funds

Haaretz
Palestine

Israeli military avoids calling up unwilling reservists: Haaretz

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS