Guinea bans French TV outlet over 'putschist president' label
The regulator said France 24 must correct its coverage and warned of possible sanctions after the broadcaster described Doumbouya as coup-installed.
- On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the High Authority for Communication issued a formal notice to French broadcaster France 24, challenging its characterization of President Mamady Doumbouya.
- The HAC stated the channel "deliberately" used the phrase "putschist president" during a broadcast on Monday, September 14, 2026, which the regulator deemed an inappropriate and degrading characterization of Guinea's institutions.
- Before winning the December 28, 2025, presidential election with 86.72 percent of the vote, Doumbouya led a September 5, 2021, military coup that removed former President Alpha Conde.
- France 24 agreed to apologize and issue a correction, though the HAC warned it reserved the right to impose future sanctions if the broadcaster repeats the specific phrasing.
- Since Doumbouya took office, authorities have dissolved political parties, banned protests, and restricted dissent, reflecting the challenging environment for independent media operating in the country.
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The day before, Guinea had withdrawn its accreditation to the correspondent of the French-speaking newspaper Jeune Afrique. In this country of West Africa led by an iron hand by Mamadi Doumbouya, who came to power by a coup d'état in 2021 before being elected president in December 2025, the High Authority of Communication (HAC) has repeatedly suspended media in the past, but never a large international channel. The HAC justifies its decision on …
General Mamadi Doumbouya took power by force in Guinea in 2021 and has been following an authoritarian policy since then. For his part, the French news channel considered that it had committed "an error".
The Guinean authorities have banned the broadcasting of the France24 TV channel
The Guinean authorities have banned the broadcasting of the France24 TV channel.On September 17, the Supreme Communications Directorate ordered the ARPT regulator to immediately block the broadcast, website, mobile application and social networks of...
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