France 24, RFI and AFP Among Media Outlets Recently Banned in Niger

Niger’s ruling military junta has suspended several major French media outlets, saying their reporting endangers public order and national cohesion.

Niger’s ruling military junta has suspended several major French media outlets, saying their reporting endangers public order and national cohesion.

Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended 205 local civil society organizations as authorities tighten control over institutions accused of violating laws or threatening national security.

Burkina Faso’s junta-led parliament has adopted a bill dissolving all political parties, a sweeping move authorities say will restore unity as rights groups warn of deepening authoritarian rule.

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has issued a sweeping decree. It dissolves all political parties and political formations in the country. This marks a dramatic escalation in the junta’s consolidation of power under President Captain Ibrahim Traoré. The move effectively eliminates…