Source: Seattle Times
“Mali’s media regulatory body said it is banning a French television channel in the country due to ‘defamatory remarks’ it made about a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital earlier this month. … The decision was the latest move by Malian authorities that targeted media outlets. The signals of France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI) have been blocked for three years, and Mali’s private TV channel, Djoliba TV News, had its signal cut off for six months last December over a debate questioning the official version of a thwarted coup attempt in neighboring Burkina Faso.” (05/14/25)