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Burkina Faso Bans French State Broadcaster in Blow to Press Freedom
Burkina Faso is the second West African country, after Mali, to take the French broadcaster off the air.
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Burkina Faso Bans French State Broadcaster in Blow to Press Freedom
Burkina Faso is the second West African country, after Mali, to take the French broadcaster off the air.
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RSF urges Burkina Faso to lift ban on French public broadcaster
Burkina Faso is ranked 41st out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
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A ban on the French state broadcaster is a blow to the freedom of the press in Burkina Fas
Burkina Faso is the second West African country, after Mali, to take the French broadcaster off the air.