Togo has suspended broadcasts of French state-funded international news outlets RFI and France 24 for three months, its communications authority said on Monday, accusing them of a lack of impartiality and rigour.<\/p>\n
The suspension comes as tensions are rising between the West African country’s leader Faure Gnassingbe and the opposition.<\/p>\n
Gnassingbe received\u00a0in May a powerful new role of President of the Council of Ministers which has no fixed term limit.<\/p>\n
Two opposition parties – the Democratic Forces for the Republic and the National Alliance for Change – called this move a “constitutional coup” that could extend his rule for life.<\/p>\n
RFI and France 24 have been covering opposition protests against the new constitution that created Gnassingbe’s new role.<\/p>\n
“A number of recent broadcasts have relayed inaccurate, tendentious and even factually incorrect statements, damaging the stability of republican institutions and the country’s image,” Togo’s communications authority said in a statement.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement, both outlets reaffirmed their commitment to journalistic principles and said that their management was willing to clear up any misunderstanding with the authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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