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Niger has suspended some 10 media organisations from former colonial ruler France, saying they threatened public order, a statement read on state television said on Friday.
The suspended bodies had repeatedly broadcast “content likely to gravely endanger public order, national unity, social cohesion and the stability of the institutions” of Niger, the statement said.
The affected outlets include France 24, Radio France Internationale, France Afrique Media, LSI Africa, Agence France-Presse, TV5 Monde, TF1 Info, Jeune Afrique and Mediapart.
The suspension took effect “immediately” and covers “satellite packages, cable networks, digital platforms, websites, and mobile applications,” according to the statement.
This is not the first time Niger has banned French media. RFI and France 24 had been suspended a few days after a July 2023 military takeover that brought General Abdourahmane Tiani to power.
In December 2024, Britain’s BBC was also suspended.
On Tuesday, Burkina Faso, an ally of neighbouring Niger and Mali within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), banned the broadcasting of TV5 Monde.
Niger’s decision comes a few days before a major summit between France and African countries in Kenya.
Anti-French sentiment runs high in some former African colonies as the continent becomes a renewed diplomatic battleground.
