NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station reported on an interview with the head of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM.
Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have deteriorated sharply since Burkina Faso’s military seized power in a coup last October.
In January, Burkina Faso gave France one month to withdraw its troops as it ended a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents, including on its territory.
During a studio discussion, France 24 earlier this month aired a 20-second audio clip of an interview with Yezid Mebarek, also known as Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi, who claimed the title of “emir of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” in 2020 after a French raid killed his predecessor.
By interviewing the head of AQIM, “France 24 is not only acting as a mouthpiece for these terrorists, but worse, it is…
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