Source : NEW INDIAN EXPRESS NEWS
TV5MONDE did not immediately comment on the announcement.
The decision was the latest move by Malian authorities that targeted media outlets.
The signals of France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI) have been blocked for three years, and Mali’s private TV channel, Djoliba TV News, had its signal cut off for six months last December over a debate questioning the official version of a thwarted coup attempt in neighbouring Burkina Faso.
Like Burkina Faso and Niger, Mali is ruled by military regimes that took power following coups.
The regimes have formed an alliance called the Alliance of Sahel States and have severely restricted freedom of expression by cutting off media signals and arresting journalists, political figures, and civil society leaders.
SOURCE :- NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
