RFI Denounces 'Unfounded' Suspension of Broadcasts By Burkina Faso Junta: BurkinaFaso
Radio France Internationale has denounced the suspension of its broadcasts in Burkina Faso's military government, describing accusations that it had contributed to"a desperate manoeuvre of terrorist groups" as wholly unfounded.
"The France Médias Monde Group will explore all avenues to restore RFI's broadcasting, and recalls its unwavering commitment to the freedom to inform and to the professional work of its journalists," the press release said. It is the second West African country under military rule, after Mali, to take RFI off the airwaves this year.RFI had contributed to"a desperate manoeuvre of terrorist groups" to dissuade thousands of Burkinabe citizens mobilised for the defence of the country, said Burkinabe government spokesman Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo.threatened in a video to attack villages defended by the pro-government VDP militia in Burkina Faso.
The government had already, on 3 November, protested the contents of the French broadcaster's reports, said the government statement.
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