Burkina Faso halts France 24 broadcasts after al-Qaeda interview
Briefly

Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have deteriorated sharply since the Burkinabe military seized power in a coup in October.Burkina Faso's military government has suspended France 24 broadcasts after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al-Qaeda's North African wing.The new channel this month aired the interview with Yezid Mebarek, also known as Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi, who claimed the title of emir of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in 2020 after a French raid killed his predecessor.
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