West Africa: Guinean Govt Shuts Down Major Private Media Outlets

Guinea’s junta has banned five prominent private media outlets, dealing another blow to the broadcast sector which has been reeling under various attacks by the government.

A ministerial decree dated May 21, 2024, issued by Fana Soumah, Minister of Information and Communication, cited “failure to comply with content specifications” as the reason for the closures. The affected broadcast stations are Espace FM, Espace TV, Sweet FM from the Hadafo Group; Djoma FM and Djoma TV; and FIM FM.

The…