French reaction to the deportation from Burkina Faso of 2 French journalists

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that France regretted the expulsion of the Le Monde and Liberation reporters just days after Burkina Faso suspended France 24 television broadcasting.

“France reaffirms its continued and resolute commitment to press freedom and the protection of journalists throughout the world,” the statement said.

On the other hand, Le Monde stated that this decision by the Vagadugu administration is related to the news that a group, including a Burkina Faso soldier, allegedly murdered a child in a military camp.

The Burkina Faso National Security Unit called Agnes Faivre, who works for Courrier International and Liberation, and Sophie Douce, a reporter for Le Monde, on March 31, informing them that their accreditation and press cards have been cancelled, and they he asked the two journalists to leave. the country in 24 hours.

Following the deportation decision, French journalists Faivre and Douce had returned to Paris, the capital of France, yesterday. Burkina Faso suspended the broadcast of French public television France 24 on March 27 for having interviewed the leader of a group affiliated with the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. The government announced that France 24, when interviewing the leader of a terrorist group, acted as his mouthpiece and justified terrorism. (AA)