US EditionMali suspends French TV channels over alleged false reports
Mali’s media regulator suspended TF1 and LCI for broadcasting unverified claims about a fuel blockade by an al-Qaida linked group worsening the security situation.
- On Nov. 13, Mali’s High Authority for Communication suspended French channels TF1 and LCI, ordering image distributors in Mali to remove them until further notice.
- Since September, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin has imposed a fuel blockade, but the regulator disputes claims the junta banned fuel sales and that Kayes and Nioro are fully blockaded.
- In recent weeks, the fuel shortage tied to the blockade produced long lines at gas stations and further deteriorated security, while several Western embassies, notably the United States and France, urged their citizens to leave Mali.
- Analysts say the security situation in the Sahel has worsened since military juntas took power in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in recent years, with record attacks and civilian deaths.
- Reported from Bamako by the Associated Press, the suspension of two French TV channels is linked to coverage of the JNIM-imposed fuel blockade, with copyright 2025 highlighting its international visibility.
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The High Communication Authority (HAC) blames these media, which have been out of reach in Mali since 13 November and "until further notice", for "unverified statements and misconceptions" about jihadists in the country.
Mali media authorities suspend French broadcasters
Mali's media regulator the HAC has suspended French broadcasters LCI and TF1 over allegedly using "unverified statements and falsehoods" regarding jihadists in this Sahelian country, according to a decision seen by French press agency AFP Friday.
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Mali suspends French TV channels over alleged false reports
Mali's ruling junta has suspended two French TV channels for broadcasting alleged false information about a fuel blockade by the al-Qaida-linked military group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM).
The High Authority for Communications of Mali ordered the immediate suspension of LCI and TF1, condemning to the two French channels the dissemination of information deemed unverified on the security situation and the jihadists. The decision comes in a context already marked by increasing restrictions against the foreign media.
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