29 apr 2024 om 00:54 Update: 3 uur geleden
Burkina Faso has once again blocked a number of foreign media outlets over their reporting on a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. In that report, the government in Burkina Faso is accused of executions.
Since Sunday, broadcasts from the French television channel TV5Monde can no longer be seen in the country. The websites of, among others, the British newspaper TheGuardian, the French newspaper Le Monde and the African Press Agency APA blocked.
The Burkinabe government blocks these media because of their reporting on an HRW report. It states that the army executed 223 villagers.
In 2022, the army seized power in Burkina Faso in a coup. The army vowed to tackle jihadist groups in the country.
According to witnesses, residents were arrested during these actions if they were suspected of collaboration with jihadist militants. Then these civilians were rounded up and executed.
Last week, BBC Africa and the American international broadcaster Voice of America were already blocked in the African country. These broadcasters also reported on HRW’s report.
