"Mali's High Authority for Communication (HAC) said in a letter to image distributors in Mali, dated November 13 and made public on Friday, that it had suspended TF1 and LCI, claiming the two private TV channels had made unverified claims and falsehoods in a broadcast on November 9. LCI and TF1 television services have been removed from your packages until further notice, the document read."
"The letter said the authority disputed three passages in broadcasts by the two channels, specifically that the junta has banned the sale of fuel, [the regions of] Kayes and Nioro are completely under blockade, and the terrorists are now close to bringing down the capital [Bamako]. The channels have not been accessible in Mali since Thursday evening, a journalist for the AFP news agency reported."
"Since September, the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) group, linked to al-Qaeda and primarily operating in Mali, has imposed a blockade on fuel entering the landlocked country, by sealing off major highways used by tankers to transport fuel from neighbouring Senegal and the Ivory Coast. In recent weeks, fuel shortages caused by the blockade have created long lines at gas stations and further deteriorated the security situation in the country."
Mali's media regulator suspended French broadcasters TF1 and LCI after alleging unverified claims and falsehoods in a November 9 broadcast. The regulator notified image distributors on November 13 that the two channels have been removed from packages until further notice. The regulator disputed assertions that the junta banned fuel sales, that Kayes and Nioro were completely under blockade, and that terrorists were close to toppling Bamako. The channels have been inaccessible in Mali since Thursday evening. Since September, the JNIM group linked to al-Qaeda has sealed highways used by tankers, triggering fuel shortages, long queues, and worsening security.
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