Home News Mali Suspends French-language Channel TV5 Monde For 3 Months For Spreading Unverified Information
News

Mali Suspends French-language Channel TV5 Monde For 3 Months For Spreading Unverified Information

734
Mali suspends TV5 Monde
Malian junta ruler, Colonel Assimi Goita

Mali has suspended French-language channel TV5 Monde for three months for violations of media laws after a report aired on August 26, during the channel’s Africa programme, Malijet reported.

This decision, made on Monday, September 9, by Mali’s High Authority for Communication (HAC), was announced on Wednesday, September 11.

According to reports, TV5 Monde had reported on the death of at least 15 people in drone strikes in the northern town of Tinzaouatene without taking into account the Malian army’s version of events.

HAC said the report was unfair and showed a lack of caution by the journalist, who used unverified information.

This suspension follows a previous warning given to TV5 Monde on May 15, 2023, for similar issues.

Mali’s interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, came into power in 2021. In 2022, Mali ended its defence accords with France, citing flagrant violations of its national sovereignty and France’s failure to tackle insecurity despite deploying a large force to help stop the jihadist offensive plaguing the nation.

Mali has since then suspended several French outlets, including France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI), for spreading false accusations about human rights violations by the Malian Armed Forces, which the government said were part of a coordinated effort to destabilise the country and discredit its military.

The government also suspended France 2 in early 2024 and channel LCI in August for advocating terrorism, defaming the Malian armed forces, and inciting destabilisation.

Based on Decree No. 2016-0626 of August 25, 2016, TV5 Monde will be removed from Mali’s broadcasting packages for three months.

Read More:

About The Author

Related Articles

FinanceNewsWorld

Niger’s Prime Minister Attends WAEMU Ministerial Meeting in Dakar as Burkina Faso Takes Over Council Presidency

Niger’s Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Ali Mahamane Lamine...

Cooking Gas Kerosene Prices Increase
BusinessNews

Tinubu Regime Causes More Pain For Nigerians As Cooking Gas Prices Soar 40% In One Week

The price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG),...

News

Niger Parliamentary Delegation Visits Bamako to Strengthen Ties Within the CSSS

A parliamentary delegation from Niger has arrived in Bamako, Mali, as part...

News

AES Radio Set to Launch as Ministers Inspect New Facilities in Ouagadougou

Everything is in place for the launch of AES Radio, according to...