Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the broadcast of France's RFI radio in the Sahel West African state over what it said were false reports

Iran PressAfrica: Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the broadcast of France's RFI radio in the Sahel West African state over what it said were false reports and giving voice to Islamist militants, a statement from the government said on Saturday.

The statement said RFI on Saturday broadcast a message from a leader of a militant group in which he threatened the population.

State-owned Radio France Internationale usually referred to as RFI, did not immediately comment on this suspension. RFI Afrique radio has one of the largest footprints across French-speaking Africa. 219